Former President Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr Osahon Enabulele, has emerged as the President-elect of the World Medical Association, WMA.
He takes over from Dr Heidi Stensmyren of Sweden as the President-elect of the association. He vied for the position with Dr Muhammad Nizami, a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and President of the Pakistan Medical Association.
Enabulele, a Chief Consultant Family Physician, is currently the President of Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA.
His emergence followed an almost one week period of voting by participating National Medical Associations all over the world.
A press statement from the association said his victory was a testimony to his global acceptability and recognition of his many years of hard work within the WMA, his profound intellect, sagacity and excellent performance in all responsibilities assigned to him, and his undeniable progressive contributions to the global body.