A national coalition of Nigerian-American physicians, health advocates, and community leaders, the Nigerian Physician Advocacy Group (NPAG), is offering practical solutions and proven talent at a time when the US is facing a critical shortage of doctors, especially in rural and underserved communities.
NPAG just wrapped a successful two-day Advocacy and Lobby Day on Capitol Hill, where they met with bipartisan members of Congress to advocate common-sense visa reforms that would allow qualified doctors to serve where they are needed most.
A press release made available to THISDAY by the group, noted the delegation was warmly received by every office they visited, including Congressman Jonathan Jackson, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Congressman James Baird, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Congressman Dan Crenshaw, and Congressman Chris Smith, highlighting the broad, cross-party support for solutions that strengthen America’s healthcare system.