As the rest of the world grapples with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Nigeria, hundreds of patients have been left unattended as doctors say there is no going back until their needs are met.
An indefinite strike by doctors since last Thursday has paralyzed medical services at public hospitals in Nigeria leaving hundreds of patients stranded.
Some of the patients say the government should do what is necessary so that the doctors can resume work fully.
“I advise the government to be serious with the doctors. I am here and I see how it is, it is not easy. Government should take the lives of its people very seriously,” said Nehemiah Josua, Patient.
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Mamora begs striking doctors, says demands will be met in ‘shortest time possible’
Olorunnimbe Mamora, minister of state for health, has asked
members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to be patient
with the government while it works to meet their demands.
The doctors had embarked on a nationwide strike on Thursday
over failure of the government to meet its demands.
According to a communique signed by Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi,
Jerry Isogun, and Dotun Osikoya, president, secretary-general, and social
secretary, respectively, the association said the government has refused to
address issues on salary arrears, owed allowances, among other matters raised
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Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta
The National Association of Resident Doctors has said that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria does not have the legal right to bar trainee doctors from joining the union or industrial action during their one-year internship.
The association insisted that the trainee doctors remain key stakeholders in NARD.
The Chairman of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Prof. Abba Hassan, had during the swearing-in of new trainee doctors, warned them against participating in industrial actions.
The MDCN chairman maintained that house officer engaging in industrial action “is an illegal act which will not be further tolerated.”