The NMF ( Nigerian Medical Forum) a UK registered health charity
since 1991,benefitted from the BMJ / BMA donation of books right in 1995
after a joint BMJ/NMF feasibilty trip to Lagos, Nigeria to pave the way
for the launch of BMJ West Africa edition. The delegation visited several
libraries and hospitals in the city and as a result of what the delegation
saw in the so-called libraries, the BMJ sent a large consignment of books
to these centres as soon as the delegation came back to the U.K. This
generousity by BMJ continued in 2001 and 2002 when The NMF piloted its
Library and Books programme in two states of the Federation of Nigeria. We
are glad to know that the programme is benefitting several other poor
countries of the third world ( and centres in U.K )too as contained in
this editorial by Trish Groves and John Hudson. End-users in Nigeria
highly appreciate and are grateful to BMJ / BMA for their kind and
exemplary donations. Plans are in advanced stages for The NMF to extend
its Library and Books programme beyond the two pilot states in Nigeria in
the next two years.
Competing interests:
Joseph Ana is a pioneer, volunteer Trustee-Director of The NMf ( Nigerian Medical Forum) a charity which has benefitted from the BMJ/BMA books donation project
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BMA/BMJ Books donations appreciated in Nigeria
The NMF ( Nigerian Medical Forum) a UK registered health charity
since 1991,benefitted from the BMJ / BMA donation of books right in 1995
after a joint BMJ/NMF feasibilty trip to Lagos, Nigeria to pave the way
for the launch of BMJ West Africa edition. The delegation visited several
libraries and hospitals in the city and as a result of what the delegation
saw in the so-called libraries, the BMJ sent a large consignment of books
to these centres as soon as the delegation came back to the U.K. This
generousity by BMJ continued in 2001 and 2002 when The NMF piloted its
Library and Books programme in two states of the Federation of Nigeria. We
are glad to know that the programme is benefitting several other poor
countries of the third world ( and centres in U.K )too as contained in
this editorial by Trish Groves and John Hudson. End-users in Nigeria
highly appreciate and are grateful to BMJ / BMA for their kind and
exemplary donations. Plans are in advanced stages for The NMF to extend
its Library and Books programme beyond the two pilot states in Nigeria in
the next two years.
Competing interests:
Joseph Ana is a pioneer, volunteer Trustee-Director of The NMf ( Nigerian Medical Forum) a charity which has benefitted from the BMJ/BMA books donation project
Competing interests: No competing interests