NMA, WMA celebrate Enabulele for dedication to health development
Apractising Chief Consultant Family Physician, former President, Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA), and President of the Commonwealth Medical Association ( CMA), Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has been unanimously re- elected for a second term as Chairman of the Socio- Medical Affairs Committee ( SMAC) of the World Medical Association and conferred with the highest award and honour by the NMA. Indeed, it was a time of glitz and glamour at the 61st Annual General Conference and Delegates Meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association holding in Jos, Plateau State, as the highest honour and award of the NMA was conferred on Enabulele.
President, NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah, said the conferment of Fellow of the Nigerian Medical Association ( FNMA) is a testament of Enabulele’s dedication to not just the medical profession and the Association but the health and well- being of the human race. “It is the celebration of excellence and dedication to duty,” Ujah said. Ujah said Enabulele is a leader par excellence who has distinguished himself not just within the NMA but also across the globe in the medical profession and administration. “Enabulele has mentored and still mentoring many leaders both within and outside the medical profession. He is truly a rare global citizen with great zest, unparalleled sagacity and leadership capacity,” he said.
Meanwhile, Enabulele’s re- election for a second term as Chairman of the Socio- Medical Affairs Committee ( SMAC) of the World Medical Association ( WMA) took place during the 217th Council Session of the Association attended by delegates from over 50 countries including Nigeria, United States ( U. S.), United Kingdom ( U. K.), Germany, Japan, China, among others and hosted in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Before his election, the representative of the German Medical Association, Dr. Ramin Parsa- Parsi, had earlier nominated Enabulele for the position, stating that Enabulele had dutifully executed all his previous responsibilities with distinction to the admiration of all and sundry.