Four Indian doctors, who claim they are being forced to
treat Ebola patients against their will in Nigeria, want to
return home and appealed to the Indian government to
facilitate this.
The Abuja-based Indian private hospital Primus where they
are working, meanwhile, appealed to them not to abandon
their duties.
The Indian High Commission in Nigeria is also in touch with
the four doctors and Primus hospital so that both sides
could arrive at an amicable solution.
The doctors claim that their passports have been taken
away and they are being threatened against leaving the
country, a charge denied by the Primus hospital in the
Nigerian capital Abuja. "The Indian High Commissioner is in
touch with the doctors. Both the hospital and the doctors
have agreed to come to an amicable solution," sources in
the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) told PTI.
The sources said there was no major issue as the hospital
is also owned by Indians. They said the hospital is also
correct when they say that there are no cases of Ebola in
Abuja.
The MEA Spokesperson Syed Akbarudin said the Indian
High Commissioner AR Ghanshyam had explained to him
that the four doctors are not inclined to stay back in Nigeria
and would like to return. The Spokesperson appealed to the
doctors to have patience, saying the High Commissioner is
focusing to resolve the matter as early as possible.
"We are waiting outside the High Commission premises for
the past 34 hours," said Dr Dinesh, one of the doctors. "We
want our passports back. I cannot live here," Dr Yogesh
said in a voice choked with emotion.
The Primus hospital has issued an advisory to all its
doctors working in Abuja to continue offering medical
services "in the best interest of humanity".
"Unfortunately, in a state of panic, one orthopedic surgeon
working at Primus hospital, Abuja, Nigeria abandoned his
services and is alleged to have left Abuja committing
medical negligence though he was bound by the medical
ethics to provide care to patients admitted under him.
"Another four doctors (general surgeon, intensivist,
anesthetist and physician) want to leave the hospital on the
pretext of Ebola Virus Alert after admitting patients
requiring intense medical and surgical management," said
Dr ND Khurana, Chief Operating Officer of Primus hospital
here.
"This will bring bad name to India. Ethically and legally,
they are duty bound to render their services uninterruptedly
but they are shirking their duty in this hour of need," he
said.
Khurana said as per his knowledge, no such type of virus
(Ebola) has been yet detected nor any patient admitted in
any hospital in Abuja. The information circulated by WHO is
of preventive nature and the public healthcare workers are
required to observe safety measures as per standard
guidelines, he added.
As per the hospital, only two patients were detected to be
affected by Ebola at Lagos several days ago and till date no
fresh case has been reported. Lagos is at a distance of over
800 km from our hospital in Abuja, Khurana said.
The current outbreak, described as the worst since Ebola
was first discovered four decades ago, has now killed 1,013
people. Cases have so far been limited to Guinea, Liberia,
Sierra Leone and Nigeria, all in west Africa.

If na u wetin u go do

this is serious oo...



if they are at fault which i believe they're.. they should be exiled never to come to Nigeria...: (

maybe they were not provided with protective kits or maybe they are not sure of its originality as they also have reduce d standard of their products.

If they dnt do it,who will?......they better Just Do It

If they dnt do it,who will?......they better Just Do It

Mishydoo: If they dnt do it,who will?......they better Just Do It

our doctors will.

Samgreguc: our doctors will.

Lwkmd.....wch ones? Dey hvnt gotton dia customised plate numbers and private jets yet, so no work.

Plus the Indians are better, more adventurous and more afffordable.