The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Sunday said its
members would embark on strike in public health
institutions with effect from Wednesday.
The association said this in a communique it issued at
the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting
in Minna, the Niger State Capital.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the
meeting was held alongside an Emergency Delegates
Meeting and the First Senator Dalyop Dantong Memorial
Lecture from December 8 to 15.
The communiqué, which was signed by the NMA
President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, said the intended
industrial action would be for five days, after which it
would recommence after the yuletide season.
It said the action, which NMA said it was “constrained in
taking,” was as a result of the failure of government
authorities to respond to its demands.
“This will be in recognition of the extremely poor progress
in the resolution of the demands of the NMA, and following
the expiration of our last ultimatum issued to the federal
government, which expired on Saturday, December 14,
2013,’’ the communique said.
It stated that doctors in public health institutions would
consequently withdraw their services with effect from
8a.m. on December.
The NMA then urged members of the public and the
media to “bear with the association during this period of
withdrawal of services.’’
On September 2, the association had issued a 21-day
ultimatum to the federal government to address the
issues it tabled before it.
The issues had bordered on what the association said
was some health sector challenges, workplace conditions
and the condition of service of doctors.
However, the NMA had decided to extend her ultimatum
by four weeks after her emergency NEC meeting held in
Abuja on September 22.
Following the expiration of the four-week extension, the
association had twice extended the ultimatum on account
of government’s constitution of a Presidential Committee.
Government had also promised to resolve the issues
contained in the requests of the NMA.
“Sadly, since the report of the Presidential Committee
was submitted to the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), only the re-constitution and
inauguration of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
(MDCN) had been realised.
“Our demand for government’s attention to other issues
bordering on workplace conditions and injustice meted
out to doctors in their conditions of service and funding,
infrastructure and equipment upgrade of the health sector
have not received any significant attention," the
association said in the communique.
In the communique, the NMA had also decried the
abysmal low percentage health coverage of Nigerians.
It called on government to urgently invest more in the
health of Nigerians through a Universal Health Fund.
The NMA had also restated the urgent need for a
government-sponsored Hospital Development and
Intervention Fund in the health. “This will help to drive the
development of modern and world-class health
infrastructure in Nigeria and end medical tourism,” the
association had said.


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Dis one na Egbinrin Ote ...... ASUU is about to be resolve now Doctors again........ Nigeria don buy Market

GEJ govt must survive

Impeach GEJ. Goatluck is a Bad luck.

They will come out now and say A.P.C is responsible

Jeezyy: GEJ govt must survive

so u are more concerned about g.e.j surviving than the survival of Nigerian citizens who are going to be affected by this strike in the hospitals.
u need to get ur brain checked b4 they shutdown the hospitals

On September 2, the
association had issued a 21-
day
ultimatum to the federal
government to address the
issues it tabled before it.
The issues had bordered on
what the association said
was some health sector
challenges, workplace
conditions
and the condition of service
of doctors.
However, the NMA had
decided to extend her
ultimatum
by four weeks after her
emergency NEC meeting held
in
Abuja on September 22.

na only verbal criticism the presidency sabi answer.

Anytime you want to make the goverment to react to the issues bothering you, just criticize on media, the will react in a jiffy.

Well, let all of them continue to strike, while we continue to count our increasing striking force to the next year world cup.

I pray this issue is resolved fast and f.g do not blame opposition .

The Govt push u to ur limits, but wen u finally explode and fight back......
You become the biitch

segzyj: Dis one na Egbinrin Ote ...... ASUU is about to be resolve now Doctors again........ Nigeria don buy Market

Na GEJ buy market o.
Na season film, hope he wud get strength to watch am finish.