Meet The New NMA President, Bala Audu—-Bala Audu a Nigerian medical expert, has emerged as the new President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). He is an astute scholar who has contributed immensely to the field of medicine through research initiatives, trainings and seminars.
He was elected at the annual delegates conference held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital in May 2024.
In this piece, Platinumpostng.com chronicles some interesting things about Bala Audu for you to read.
Audu is from the Hausa tribe in northern Nigeria.
Audu graduated in Medicine from the University of Maiduguri in 1988. He obtained a Masters degree from the University of London in 1994 and became a Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1997.
He also obtained a Certificate in Hospital Management and Health Services from the National Institute of Public Health, Japan in 2008.
Audu worked at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital until he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi in 2017.
Audu was later appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State.
He is an expert in gynecology oncology/infertility and serves as founding president of COSON and TAGCREC.
Audu is a member of professional bodies including; Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians in Nigeria (SOGON), Gynecology Oncology Society of Nigeria (GOSON), International Gynecological Cancer Society (ICGS), European Society of Gynecological Oncology (ESGO), European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP).
Audu holds a multimillion-dollar CZI research grant from the University of Miami to study single-cell networks of African ancestry and has authored more than 100 books.
