Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria

Vission

Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria has a vision to provide excellent Clinical Social Services delivery in the country and excellence in professional training of Medical Social Workers in the country while collaborating with medical research institutions towards addressing all psychosocial component of medical care in Nigerian health care settings.

Mission

To collaborate with government agencies, organisations, non-government organisations and private donors for the provision of prompt and effective service that will alleviate the psychosocial problems of patients and staff in all health settings in Nigeria in a conducive environment that foster training and stimulate ethical psychosocial research

About us

The Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria(AMSWON) is a professional association of all Professionally Qualified Social Workers practicing in Health Sector or health related government ministries and health related non-government organisations. The association is registered with the Cooperate Affairs Commission (RC: CAC/IT/NO: 17830)

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Membership

Members of the Society fall into four categories :

Full members,
Associate members,
Affiliate members
and Honorary members.

Code of Ethics

The code of Professional conduct is the means by which the medical social work Profession may regulate itself and model the way they interact with clients, other health Professionals and the Community.

Our Principles


1. Recognition of the Inherent Dignity of Humanity
2. Promoting Human Rights
3. Promoting Social Justice.
4. Promoting the Right to Self-Determination

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Our Executives

LATEST NEWS

Addressing the challenges of dementia care in Nigeria: A call for a comprehensive national strategy

Nigeria faces a mounting public health challenge with the rising prevalence of dementia, compounded by cultural misunderstandings and stigma. Despite having over 260 million inhabitants and a rapidly aging population, there is no coherent national plan to address dementia care. This must change.

The latest article by Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola calls for an urgent, comprehensive national strategy to tackle dementia care in Nigeria. Drawing on the WHO’s Global Dementia Action Plan, it emphasizes the need for a multi-faceted approach that integrates public health prioritization, awareness and stigma reduction, improved diagnosis, treatment, and support for both patients and caregivers.

🏥 Key recommendations include:

  • Elevating dementia care as a national health priority.
  • Enhancing public awareness to reduce stigma.
  • Implementing better diagnostic and treatment protocols.
  • Providing robust support systems for caregivers.
  • Leveraging community support to foster a more inclusive society.

💡 By adopting these measures, Nigeria can significantly improve the quality of life for individuals with dementia and their families. It’s not just a policy shift; it’s a moral obligation to protect the dignity and well-being of our elderly population.

Read the full article, the conversation on how we can drive change and make dementia care a national priority.

2021, Year of Hope and Resilience

Dear Fellow Nigerian Medical Social Workers,

I bring to you a 2021 full of hope and resilience to us and patients we serve. All over the world, year 2020 has been an unpredictable journey through the pandemic, protests and many more difficulties that had made living life quite hard for people across the globe. As we say goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021, we do it with new hope. This has been a challenging year around the globe and has affected us as Medical Social Workers.

Making a New Year’s resolution is a chance for many people to set goals and make changes to improve their overall well-being. As we step forward into 2021, I am wondering if our new resolutions will be different this year with a new approach on what is really important.

In spite of all these challenges, we had excellent blog contributions from our colleagues all over the six (6) Geo-political zones in Nigeria. Young and newly employed medical social workers’ spotlight was another milestone for us as a professional association. We had an excellent virtual Socio-Scientific conference with presentation from three internationally renowned speakers two Nigerian and a Nigerian-Irish Social Worker from Dublin, Ireland. The speakers spoke on topics related to safety measure for Medical Social Workers in Nigeria, ethical shift for Medical Social Workers during COVID-19 and intervention services for vulnerable groups during COVID-19. The conference had over 51 participants in attendance from Nigeria and four participants from United Kingdom, India and Indonesia. Our Scheme of Service is already been handled by the technical committee of the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

I would like to encourage you to look at this year’s resolutions in a different way as we take it in a new direction. We have all been through a tremendous change already, so I would invite you to give yourself credit for the deeds already done.

So now, as we embrace the upcoming year, 2021, let us all be positive and cheery with shining spirits and aspirations for the future. We should vow to not let the negative times affect us in looking forward to the future and working hard to achieve our dreams and ambitions. Do not forget to follow NCDC safety guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19.

So, let us all embrace the New Year with much-needed hopes, resilience and happiness.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Alhaji Alhassan Abubakar Bichi

National President, Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria (AMSWON)