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| These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Idokojimmy: 4:04pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
These are the 24 reasons Nigerian doctors are on strike Nnenna Ibeh - 6 mins agoNEWS, TOP NEWS The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, an association of all medical doctors in Nigeria on July 1 embarked on a nationwide strike. With the NMA strike, doctors working in government-owned hospitals have boycotted work, leaving majority of sick Nigerians stranded. In an open letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, on June 11, the association listed a 24 ‘minimum point’ demand which it expected government to meet before its members would return to work. The letter was titled “Facing the Challenges in the Health Sector”. However on Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the sack of all resident doctors in Nigeria. Mr. Jonathan directed the suspension of all Residency Training Programme and the hiring of part-time medical officers to replace the doctors. The inadequate funding of the Residency Training Programme is one of the reasons the NMA is aggrieved. Below is a list of the challenges faced by the NMA: 1. A demand that seven Deputy Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, DCMAC (four for Teaching Hospitals and three for Federal Medical Centers be appointed to assist the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, CMAC. The association noted that the CMAC is presently saddled with statutory responsibilities that are too heavy for an individual to handle. The DCMACs is expected to have the same qualifications as the CMACs. The NMA also argued that directors in other government establishments are supported by deputies and sees no reason while that of the CMACs should be different. 2. The association opposed the appointment of directors in hospitals. The position, it said, distorts the chain of command and induces anarchy while exposing patients to conflicting treatment and management directives with mostly negative consequences. 3. A demand that grade level 12 (CONMESS 2) in the health sector be skipped for medical and dental practitioners. 4. The association also demand that the title ‘Consultant’ should not be assigned to non-doctor personnel. Arguing that consultant describes the relationship between a specialist medical doctor and his patients, the association said that giving the title to a non-doctor personnel will only lead to anarchy and chaos in the system. 5. The immediate implementation of a January 3, 2014 circular and immediate payment of the arrears for 22 years during which members were short-changed. It also demand an adjustment of doctor’s salary to maintain the relativity as agreed. 6. The acceleration of the passage of the National Health Bill and extension of the Universal Health Coverage to cover 100 per cent of Nigerians rather than 30 per cent as currently prescribed by the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. 7. Appointment of a Surgeon General of the Federation with immediate effect. 8. A correction of entry point of a health officer to CONMESS 1 Step 4 as originally contained in MSS/ MSSS while the Registrar/ Medical officer is moved to CONMESS 3 Step 3. 9. Call duty allowance for Honorary Consultants should be increased by 90 per cent. 10. An adjustment in the specialist allowance as contained in the 2009 collective bargaining agreement. Also all doctors on CONMESS 3 and above must be paid specialist allowance or its equivalent, not less than 50 per cent higher than what is paid to other health workers. 11. Hazard allowance for medical doctors must be at least N100, 000 per month. The hazard allowance for medical doctors is said to be at N5, 000 per month presently. 12. Immediate release of the circular on rural posting, teaching and other allowances which must include house officers. 13. An immediate withdrawal of a circular by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN authorizing Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, MLSCN to approve licenses for importation of In-Vitro Diagnostics, IVDs. 14. Immediate release of the circular for the retirement age for medical doctors as agreed with the Federal Government. 15. The FG through the health ministry should formalize and implement the report of the interagency committee on residency training. The FG is expected to release the uniform template on the appointment of resident doctors in line with earlier agreements. Also a concrete funding framework for residency training must be established while the overseas clinical attachment must be fully restored and properly funded in the interest of the nation. 16. That in the interest of harmony in the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, the government should pay the salaries of our members in the center as agreed on October 21, 2013. 17. Immediate concrete steps must be put in place for the reintegration of our members back into the IPPIS platform. 18. All attempts to coerce house officers not to join NARD must stop. 19. The orchestrated intimidation, harassment and physical assault of our members in the departments of pathology (Laboratory medicine) by laboratory scientists and tolerated by the Federal Ministry of Health must stop. 20. The endless circle of incomplete salary payment of our members in many hospitals in the name of shortfalls in personnel cost must stop. 21. Universal applicability of all establishment circulars on the renumeration and conditions of service for doctors at all levels of government must be granted. 22. Government should as a matter of urgency set up a health trust fund that will enhance the upgrading of hospitals in Nigeria. 23. The position of the Chief Medical Director/ Medical Director must continue to be occupied by a medical doctor as contained in the Act establishing the tertiary hospitals. This position remains sacrosanct and untouchable. 24. The NMA henceforth shall not accept the continued violation of any of any of the terms of the 2009 Collective Bargaining Agreement. This is exemplified by the payment of the Medical Physicist and Optometrist with OD (who are on CONHESS) call duty allowance using CONMESS circular. Similarly, the phrase, “Ministries, Departments and Agencies”, MDAs in the said agreement should replace “Federal Ministry of Health and other Federal Health Institutions” as contained in the 2009 CONMESS circular. https://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/166930-these-are-the-24-reasons-nigerian-doctors-are-on-strike.html |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Iykopee(m): 4:23pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
All these Just for docs alone? mehn lets call a spade a spade. This is greed. 12 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by comos: 4:53pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
the bottom line is they want more money just like ASUU 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by PointB: 5:11pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Hardly is any of the 24 items devoid of monetary intent. Seems to me these doctors have managed to doctor a document to give themselves financial lifeline, even as our collective health is their bargaining chip. Even Tinubu and Ibori will marvel with incredulity at the disingenuity of these doctors! May God keep us all safe! 7 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Goddex: 5:25pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
More Money!!! More money!! More money! . . . and our recurrent expenditure keeps rising. Over 75% of the country's annual budget goes into payments of salaries to these civil servants 3 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Nobody: 5:28pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Goddex: More Money!!! More money!! More money!AND THIS IS THE CRUX OF THE MATTER! 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by dgr8truth(m): 5:34pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
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| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by PointB: 5:53pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Summary of the demands: 1. Create more offices (and more money) for us 2. Don't send anyone to monitor the money 3. Skip level 12, we can't wait to collect more money 4. Refer to Nos 2 5. Pay us 22 years areas of some money, and then increase our wage 6. Expand the health bill so we can make more money 7. Appoint one of us surgeon general so that he can protect us and fight for our money 8. Adjust our level so that we can make more money 9. Increase our call duty allowance by 90% 10. Adjust upward our specialist allowance 11. Increase our hazard allowance from 5k/mnth to 100k/mnth 12. Release circular showing our allowances, all of us must be included 13. When we need to import In-Vitro Diagnostics, IVDs equipment, we don't want knowledgeable institution to check/license it. 14. Tell us our retirement age (obviously they don't want to retire, more money to be made in active duty) 15. We want more funding for our residency training 16. For peace to reign pay our colleagues in Owerri what you agreed 17. We must continue to enjoy the goodies in IPPIS platform 18. Attempt to prevent our collective bargaining (for more money) will be resisted 19. Lab scientist should stop intimidating us (we are the big boys, we make more money) 20. Stop short paying us for any reason (we want all our money in full) 21. Do for us what they do for doctors abroad 22. Set aside more money to furnish our offices (hospitals) 23. Medical director must be a medical doctor (It can not be a pharmacist, dentist, and never a lab scientist). We must chop alone 24. Stop violating our 2009 agreement. Pay us our money!! There you have it. The two dozen demands of our doctor in plain language. The demands causing our brethren to die at home, and in hospital while doctors stay away. These are the demands making our people to resort to bathing and drinking salt water to death, as they run scare of Ebola Virus Disease, while our doctors prefer to stay at home and wait for their money. Our doctors have sworn to protect their moneys, while our collective health is the ransom! If gold can rust, pray, what will happen to Iron? 33 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by kekakuz(m): 6:04pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
thank you walahi I have been thinking of how to read that long for nothing post. |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by maestroferddi: 6:19pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
How come all the know-all doctors on this forum are shunning this thread? Seems the breeze has blown and exposed the rump of the fowl... 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by thandii1: 6:22pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
PointB: Summary of the demands: Wait for them to come and tell you are pained cos you were denied admission to study medicine or you have low IQ. The lagos state NMA chairman that was brought to speak on their behalf on channels today was just so shallow and clueless. And to think they have received their salary, including call duty and other allowance for the month of july without doing a single work? What sort of irresponsibility is that? They stopped working july one but did not reject their pay at the end of the month. Where is their conscience? They refused to treat the people they were paid to treat and they feel no guilt nor remorse receiving the salary alert. When the nma chairman was asked about them receiving their salary even when they didn't work, I read the shame and guilt as he could not give a direct yes. It took maupe and the other guy some time to make him admit they had collected their salary for the month they did not work! What a shame! 9 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Idokojimmy: 6:28pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Some of d striking doctors had patients in Intensive Care Units, yet they abandoned them; Some of them have private hospital, by going on strike, patients r reffered to their private clinic; Even with outbreak of ebola, they've vowed to continuee; Look at d demands, allowances all through. No provision for research to discover drug for life threatening viruses like ebola. Daily we beg for foreign assistance. Now US have refused to give us Zmapp. Their president resigned hnourably cos he realized d evil in their action, they forced him to come back. They hate nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners and frown when these people are paid commendable salaries. Its ridiculous 7 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by PointB: 6:30pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
thandii1: It's a shame, and quite sad that doctors will rather watch patients die at their gates while the pursue pecuniary gratification. Not even the coming of the deadly Ebola virus can force these heartless lots to have a change of mind. I hope government stick their policy and cancelled the residency training program. It's purpose is surely defeated as doctors have turned it to a cash cow! 4 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by IGBOSON1: 6:32pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Greedy bastards! 10 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by egopersonified(f): 6:35pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Abeg how does an economics graduate become a doctor in one week? I heard they are accepting cvs in govt hospitals, pls help, I promise to stay clear of NMA when employed. 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by ratiken(m): 6:38pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
For a profession such as medicine, its against humanity to proceed on strike for money while you watch the same people you swore to treat die on the sidelines. Strike should never be an option to be employed to gain govt attention in that field. There are so many ways to get at the govt outside strikes; laziness and greed have blinded NMA to other options with which they can air their grievances. Its just like saying our gallant soilders proceed on strike. .... NEVER. It is morally and religiously unjustifiable to accept and spend unearned salaries within which period human lifes were lost because you were proving a point. ENOUGH!!! 6 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by excell12go(m): 7:02pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
But I really do not think these demands are too high or too much. These people spent more than six years of their lives in school o...I know of someone who spent 15 years studying medicine. The sizes of the books they read alone are scary. These guys have suffered. A newly employed doctor/dentist earns less than 200K a month. ON The issue of CMD, How wd a NURSE be made CMD over over 200 doctors/dentist in an hospital  HABA!!1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by PointB: 7:06pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
excell12go: But I really do not think these demands are too high or too much. These people spent more than six years of their lives in school o...I know of someone who spent 15 years studying medicine. The sizes of the books they read alone are scary. These guys have suffered. A newly employed doctor/dentist earns less than 200K a month. Were they forced to study medicine? 3 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Nobody: 7:10pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
I thought doctors are supposed to be educated people! Who are these ones asking for this money, that money, the other money, backdate it by 22 years and pay us everything now... Sorry, where is the money to do all of this exactly? Or are you telling me that these PhD holders dont understand that Nigeria is not a "rich" country by any definition and that there is no giant pile of money sitting somewhere which some Government Magic Money Fairy will dip its hands into and proceed to shower them with millions? Do they understand that Nigeria currently has a recurrent budgetary expenditure of >70%?! That even to solve our security challenge, we're having to borrow? Where do these anuofia think all that extra money is going to come from? Or Nigeria should go and take an IMF loan so that it can pay doctors (and doctors alone!) these ridiculous demands? So that tomorrow, nurses will also go on strike asking for N1m a month and gold plated official cars each? Then teachers, then lecturers, then admin civil servants...until the country can no longer meet up with its budgetary demands and then IMF will come with a bailout and SAP just exactly what happened in the 80s, and just like the 80s after they make the country implode, these greedy muthafukers will hop on the next flight to London/Atlanta to continue living their comfortable lives while 100 million+ Nigerians will be plunged into despair! FHUCK these people with a bristled iron rod! 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by 2cato: 7:22pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Most of these doctors ar having serious and violent mental problems. 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by imsuboi(m): 8:05pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Iykopee: All these Just for docs alone? mehn lets call a spade a spade. This is greed. just Are you nuts or something? Do you know what it takes to be a doctor? Do you know what it takes to dissect a foul-smelling formalin-soaked cadaver?? Do you know how strenuous clinical medicine is? You obviously don't. So i would advice you to shut the hell up about stuff you have no clue about & use your little brain for something worthwhile.  . |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by EMANY01(m): 8:07pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
excell12go: But I really do not think these demands are too high or too much. These people spent more than six years of their lives in school o...I know of someone who spent 15 years studying medicine. The sizes of the books they read alone are scary. These guys have suffered. A newly employed doctor/dentist earns less than 200K a month. Stop this ignorant nonsense babble.They chose to study medicine like I chose to study electrical engineering like my sister chose to study at the defense academy like many other people chose to study just about any other thing they did.NO ONE is indispensible not the teacher nor the policeman nor the electrician or the farmers. All the nig books you studied has nothing to do with anything YOU CHOSE so stop badgering anyone with your learning.Every one is learned I don't care what the darn lawyers say. 7 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by imsuboi(m): 8:22pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
^^ how dare you compare a common engineer to a doctor? Does an engineer deal directly with human lives?? Does an engineer come in contact with disease-laden people daily? Does an engineer battle for close to 15 hrs daily trying to get a total stranger to at least breathe again? Does an engineer peep through a microscope daily trying to find a cure to diseases trying to wipe out mankind? I could enumerate lots & lots of stuff doctors go through daily that you know nothing about. But.. Nah, I won't. I'll leave you to wallow in your ignorance. Use your brain dude. It's not for fancy It's only in this useless country Government messes with doctors SMH |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Nobody: 8:35pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
ratiken: For a profession such as medicine, its against humanity to proceed on strike for money while you watch the same people you swore to treat die on the sidelines.That is what you get in a society that encourages EVIL. When ASUU was on strike for 6 months and were collecting salaries and moving from one TV station to another defending that evil strike, most Nigerians cheered them on. I was one of the very few voices that opposed the ASUU strike. Well, since ASUU succeeded with the connivance of the larger society, you should expect other labour unions to also follow suit. NMA has always cited the ASUU example to justify it's current strike. Every society should learn to live with the evil it creates. Labour unionism has been elevated to a very lucrative business and an alternative govt in Nigeria. Strike is not the only approach for pressing for demands by these labour unions, especially in a democracy, but they have all adopted strikes because of laziness. |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by omenka(m): 8:37pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Iykopee: All these Just for docs alone? mehn lets call a spade a spade. This is greed. Here's my own definition of sheer greed: The president maintaining over 7 jets in the presidential fleet! A president budgeting over a billion naira for feeding in a year alone is greed! Part time legislators receiving full time salaries is greed! A minister having over a dozen personal assistants under most of whom are relatives, under the payroll of the government is greed! A governor voting over two billion naira as security vote is greed! The system is completely basterdized from top down, and I wouldn't blame any section of the the public sector trying to sink its teeth into the national cake as long as we have the above listed anomalies in place and thriving!! Settle the Doctors I say!!! |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by pedestal82(m): 8:51pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
PointB: Summary of the demands:Well there u have it in simple words. GREED! Thats why ppl are dieing. 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by IdomaLikita: 8:53pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Doctors get Handwork! Unlike most of una here wey read courses wey una no fit Apply! Patients follow them to their Homes for treatment! Even an Ordinary Call for Medical Advice attracts Recharge Card! Bottomline, A Seasoned Doctor that Hustles Tight Can NEVER be broke! The Strike Will Be Called Off Eventually! And all the Outstanding Arrears Paid FULLY! Then they'll go for New Cars, Re-fit the Clinics, Import the Brand New IVF Kits, Complete Building Projects, Bleep your Chicks, and paint the Town Red! And Guess What? There aint Nothing any Jupiter's gonna do about it! So let the Govt continue to help them with Savings! 2 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by AONO: 9:20pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Remember it was not the doctors that started it but ASUU , when the doctors realise government gave ASUU what they want by force then they also demand for there part of the national cake and again compare what a Nigeria senator with Bsc in language or religious study who only spent three or four years in university(if not college of education) go home with at the end of the month then u will know that the doctors are not rely well treated in Nigeria. To the doctors, this your demand is not only too much but also too greedy remember government can render you powerless by approving or legalising herbal medicine then Iya alagbo and our village herbalists may become your boss, think before it is too late. 1 Like |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by michelz: 9:23pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
These demands are ''imeminious''-as my aged biology teacher would say(whatever that means). What the hell are our Doctors smoking in them medical schools?? Where the hell do they think they are?? USA or the UK? How dare them try to dictate who will be a consultant or not? They better wake up from their slumber and realize they're in Nigeria or they lose their Jobs. Shikena. 2 Likes |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by Nobody: 9:30pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Everything's all about money in Naija...ASUU will go on strike cos of money, NLC will also go on strike cos of money, likewise polytechnics, College of Edu, etc....Too bad  |
| Re: These Are The 24 Selfish Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike-premiumtimes by eaglechild: 9:45pm On Aug 18, 2014 |
Doctors are not human beings they are angels sent to earth for the betterment of mankind therefore have no right to agitate for their welfare. Doctors do not pay for goods in the market they just shout doctor! and they get it for free. Doctors do not pay for their children's fees, they simply drop them off and the school automatically knows what to do Doctors do not pay for rent, they simply knock at the house of their choice and the occupier vacates. Doctors do not even buy clothes they they just present their certificates and get the latest designer outfits. What do they even need cars for when it is healthier to trek. Doctors are very wicked esp that my doctor friend that keeps giving me advice over the phone without pay, afterall my lawyer friend will tell me to come to the office. Doctors are extremely greedy after spending 15 years of their lives becoming specialists they demand to be paid salary. Wicked beasts! Doctors are sooooo lazy afterall when i am busy watching match he is "sleeping" in the hospital, imagine they "sleep" from Friday morning to Monday evening during weekend call. Lazy goats. The most annoying thing is that they even complain, didn't they know that they chose to study medicine so that they can suffer and die at the age of 50 from exhaustion or better even Ebola, TB, Lassa fever,HIV etc. |
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