Why Doctors Go On Strike

Maybe because they can't afford them? Of course, psychologists are needed to prevent an eventual visit to psychiatrists.What is it? Just wanted you to prove it yourself. Aahh haa! Now the plot thickens. This is why you hate Drs and love optometrist. You were too young to differentiate Dr from Optometrists.

Mzubo.an optometrist is a doctor.whether u like it or nt.a vet.dr is a dr,whether u kil ursf wt envy or not.reindeer is too young and nd 2 grow up.

I'm not denying that but my uncle is also a Dr. (he has a ph.d in English literature or something) so when next your myopia comes up you can go to him and let him read Shakespeare to you. That'll work! And what is it that you do again?

I have told you ,what i am doing is not the matter here,what is the topic? it is why do doctors go on strike,not what is your work

When you get an unbiased definition of optometry you will know the real difference between optometrists and ophthalmologists.As a learned man,we deal with fact  and laws, optometric act in nigeria discribe the duties of an optometrists as
1.Examinig the eye to determine to detect anomalies
2.doing refraction to determine refractive errors and giving recomendation
3. treating certain diseases of the eye
4.detecting certain eye  and systemic with ocular manifeastation disease and making appropiate recomendation
5.Ocular first aid in case of eye emmergencies
6.counselling patients on good eye health(public health optometry)

the optometrist must have doctor of optometry degree(which is not a phd,it is a first degree like MBBS )Optometry in takes 6years  of study in the university,just like medicine,they must do housemanship in a hospital like medcine and then go for youth service.

as for ophthalmologists, the 'ophthalmologists' are those that read for just 18months(1 year in class and 6months internship) and are thrown into the world to learn on the job,result the first 100 people they see will go blind.trial and error.naija is funny my dear, i hank God that i am learned,no body will deceive me though am not a health care professional.the real ophthalmologists do secondary eye care,which include surgereis etc.where things work well including here in usa patients see the optometrists first and are reffered to the ophthalmologists if need be.

Gani died because of politics,medical doctors control health and health failed and they dont want to take the blame.just like amodu  blaming the boys aganist tunisia, what a joke called nigeria.The coach killed nigeria.Any state where medical doctors control all appratus of health that stste is doomed,but in places where a non medical professional controls,things move.

Nigerian medical doctors are funny lot,they make one lauugh, with their ego, when u visit other countries doctors dont make noise,they work here they have one unregistered political party NMA which they yhing is powerful because no body want to send them to jail, but soon they will be there with what is happening in some state where people now understand the role of judicary in moving things far,yes mdical doctors here are jealous.

I saw this in laws of federal republic of Nigeia law 2004 cap 09.I also have the opportunity of seeing the scheme of service for optometrists in Nigeria.

No doctor should go on strike. 
And if they do, lock them up and throw away the keys or
shoot them, and shoot to kill

Message:  don't think you are going to live while others are dying/getting sick.  bullets bullets bullets.

the final conclusion is that most nigerians are frustrated and vent their anger on the wrong lot. instead of trying to measure up to people who obviously know and have what you dont know, stop hating and work on improving yourself and making money,

@ Poster,

Please get medical insurance. It helps.

The simple truth whether anyone likes to hear it or not is that healthcare is a very crucial sector in any society, and in where reasonable people are,
they acknowledge the importance of quality healthcare provision for everyone in the society. Those asking why doctors go on strike - Ask yourselves why most Nigerian doctors who finish medical school from privileged homes, and even some who go on and hustle by various means to go out of the country to work in India, Kenya, South Africa, even Ghana, Cuba, eastern European countries. Is it that they do not carry out our Nigerian so-called "Humanitarian Services" in these places?
I believe doctors in this country have tried. I have seen senior health workers who worked to the last drop of their sweat for government establishments and retired, having nothing to show for 7-8 years of university (normal duration for medicine in Nigeria), 1-2 years of internship, 4-5 years of residency, then beginning to be regarded as a full doctor/nurse, then worked with all their hearts for the government for at least 20 years.
Consider the time frame and age of these individuals by time they think of settling down, look at the salary please, these are also people who have aspirations and ambitions to accomplish some things in their lives outside working in hospital. They are not machines who you give maintenance fee (feeding money) every month.
Average pay of doctors is about 100k. Look at the nature of the job and also look at the general economic situation.
My friend, this is someone you expected to give 100% attention and the best of his ability to your daughter and have nothing else in his mind while doing so. Be sincere with yourself, with that pay, working condition, how possible is it in Nigeria?
To render the sort of humanitarian services you're talking about from someone who 1) doesn't have time for himself (except when there was strike and he was holding nurse's hand),   2) thinks of feeding his family    3) juniors school fees      4) no time for any other sort of business to help buffer that nonsense they are paid except private practice,  wait I bet if it was 2am in the morning and you went to the hospital, you would have expected to meet a doctor there to deliver perfect service to your daughter.  Please do not say they are paid for it , with 100k per month!
And this same individual has to report to work 8 am in the morning! 
The simple truth is at least let these people be compensated for their sacrifices and efforts they put into the profession in this country.
Nigerians like to shout "Humanitarian Service". Humanitarian service has no age limit or job boundary! Everybody can and is obliged to carry out humanitarian services, it is not restricted to a group of people! When anyone feels "Humanitarian Service" is not being rendered as it should be,
such individual should please kindly go for medical training and come out and deliver it perfectly.

BANG!

And to ikenna, stop displaying ignorance.
you only become an OPHTHAMOLOGIST after going through a residency program of about 4-5years after NYSC and passing the college primaries.
You then come out with either a FWACS (ophtha) or FMCS(ophtha) or FRCS depending on where you are.

its no diploma that makes you and ophthamologist.
And like you rightly said OPTOMETRISTS can treat 'some' eye conditions but should know their limits and quickly send to an ophthamologist who shoul be knowledgeable in ALL eye conditions.

Back to the point, i only hope we will get things right in Nigeria cos strikes shouldn't be an option in any self respecting country, but it seems thats the only language the government understands but hey do they still understand it sef? ASUU is still on strike!
God help the country.

 bricklayer in Nigeria or where you are now?

bricklayer in naija

if u divide my salary then by the hours i was earning about 187 naira an hour , bricklayers earn  250 for an 8 hour day at 2k per day

hospital name is classified

have done all kinds of call

have done alternate days , 6 days out of 8 and some terrible duties (24hr+24hr +8 hrs on the third day ) without as much as an hours sleep

uninterrupted .

dont get me wrong ,  not asking for pity and lots of doctors have done same


but just sharing my experience to get it in perspective of the kinds of things we go thru and the public is asking us not to get paid well for

who earns more than docs apart from politicians ?

bankers

oil and gas services

recruitment staff

telecoms

yahoo boys

some insurers on salary not those on commission

consulting e.g them kpmg and co

accountants in large firms

manufacturing ,  them nestle and nigerian breweries,

guy just about everybody who has a good job

u must remember that perhaps only about one quarter of docs are employed by govt and earning about 120 k

the privately employed depending on location can earn as low as 40 k to 110,  but usually around 60 - 80k 

And about those employed in private clinics, you can agree with me that whatever NMA squeezes out from the looters hardly affects them. In fact even some doctors in state hospitals do not even get as much as those in the federal.

I do not think you can use them to make a case.  I forgot to tell you that I know some Regs that earn at least 250k/month. One just left a state teaching hospital where he used to take calls with about 140K to an FMC where he does not take any calls but earns 250K/month. Because of the excess time he has, he decided to open a private clinic. What can you say about that?

250 k reg ? the exception rather than the rule

I AGREE WITH IKENNAHILLS.  Doctors are greedy and self-centered. Come to think of it: Is it right for a doctor to fight against another professional body even claiming to be their head. I think Doctors should sit down and have a rethink. U guys cant rule the Laboratory Scientists. They are also a professional body and thats why u rely on their diagnosis for treatment of the patient.

The Doctors are the true cause of chaos in the health sector. Sychophants, traitors and betrayers are amongst them but the Lord God has given victory to other health teams whom they consider very little.

Doctors are now falling. U will lose your grip