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nelszx:
NMA AND ABSURDITIES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR.
NMA has stated that she is a law abiding Association but it is crystal clear that all her actions are anti-Professional autonomy and the Rule of law. A situation where she gives directives to her members to undermine the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Government Established Scheme of Service, Extant Laws, Courts Rulings, and Judgments has a lot to say. Where NMA makes prescription for the creation of posts and responsibilities that are not backed by any Scheme of Services is ultra verse. The Public Service Rule (PSR) 020205 “To be eligible for appointment into the Federal Public Service every applicant must 020205 (e) posses requisite qualification as provides from the “Scheme of Service”. No Nigeria Scheme of Service gave Allopathic Doctors the job description they have ascribed to themselves such as being the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Director of Nursing Services, Director of Physiotherapeutic Services, Director of Radiographical Services, Director of Medical Laboratory Services etc. NMA having told her members not to use Medical Laboratory results generated by qualified, registered and licensed Medical Laboratory Scientist except, they are signed by the Allopathic Doctors is an absurdity. The International Best Practice is when the Medical Laboratory Scientist have finished conducting test, the results generated is released to the Requesting Physician that is the doctor who made the original request for attention. This upholds confidentiality of the test results. If the Requesting Physician feels that he needs an extra opinion to enable him manage the patient, it is his duty to invite his colleague the Pathologist for advice on other forms of patient care and management if need be. NMA should stop trying to meddle into the job function of Medical Laboratory Scientist which is not their area of licensure. 
 
NMA AND STRIKE ACTION 
NMA in many cases have called her members out on strike action to agitate for issues that are not backed by law. Currently in some hospitals there have been strike actions by NMA members. The reason is that Government should allow them to skip some grade levels that are not provided for in their scheme of Service, even when there are no enabling circulars backing such demands. It should be highly stressed that NMA is not a Trade Union. And it is settled in the Nigerian Law, that if you are not a Trade Union, you cannot proceed on strike action. NMA have always misinformed the public that her strike actions are as a result of Public Interest, while in actual sense, it is an act born out of an illegal selfish desire to enrich her, outside the provision of the law. This is detrimental to the Nigerian Populace. NMA is not a recognized Trade Union, so she cannot under the guise of illegality benefit from the rights and privileges of a Trade Union. 
 
 NMA AND NIC JUDGMENT 
It must be stated in clear terms that the “Press Release” by NMA Executives and her members are the averments they have canvassed in different Courts of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria and have lost in the matter.  In three (3) rulings and three (3) distinct judgments from the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, the courts have ruled against those averments canvassed by NMA and her members. The Courts have past judgments that the law setting up Medical Laboratory Science Practice and Medicine are not in conflict, the job description, training and responsibilities are not the same. It is settle in law that you cannot reprobate and approbate at the same time. Moreover you cannot resort to self help on a matter already decided by a Court of competent jurisdiction. The action of NMA is subjudice for her to be calling Government to implement Alhaji Ahmed Yayale report which is before a Court of competent jurisdiction. It is worrisome that the NMA can have the temerity and audacity to cast aspersion on the judgments of National Industrial Court, on pages of newspaper in favour of Medical Laboratory Scientist in Nigeria. It will be a sense of exaggerated well being for NMA to think that she can intimidate and ambush the Court of Law by her contemptuous actions. In the words of the great Lord Denning the Master of the Rolls “YOU CANNOT BUILD SOMETHING ON NOTING AND EXPECT IT TO STAND” “NMA CANNOT BUILD HER HOUSE ON ILLEGALITY AND EXPECT IT TO STAND”. The rule of law provides that if you are not satisfied you take an appeal. NMA rather than putting on the “Antithesis of Civility” should make amends, for when “MERE MORTALS” try to desecrate the Temple of Justice and Truth, they are just digging their Waterloo, for the Temple of Justice and Truth are the abodes of “HIGHER MORTALS”. 
 
RECOMMENDATIONS/SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS IN THE NIGERIAN HEALTH SECTOR 
Government should be bold to restructure the Health Sector where rule of law is not subverted by the whims and caprices of a collective few. 
Government in line with Public Service Rule 160201 which states “statutory Board/Council shall set operational and administrative polices in accordance with government policy directive and supervises the implementation of such polices.” Government should be firm to make all her employees specially NMA members to obey the rule of law, Public Service Rule, extant circulars and approved Scheme of Service
NMA should be called to order because of her conspiracy against Government policy directives and Court judgments in favour of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria.
Government should entrench Medical Humanism and Medical Pluralism in the System.
In order to meet Universal Health Coverage, Government should promote and advance other established Therapeutic Medical Systems, where no one Therapeutic Medical System has monopoly. Government can achieve this by creating an enabling environment for the practice of evidence based Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine, Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Quantum Medicine, and integrative Medicine etc. Let Medical Variety spice up the System and let the Patient be the King to Choose the System he wants like what you have in Countries with well established integrative system like in the USA, UK, FRANCE,CHINA,SRI LANKA,INDIA ETC.
Government should revert to the System where our Hospital Chief Executives are experts in Hospital Administration and Management, for this will bring harmony in the Health sector. Medical Personnel should face their area of Medial expertise. 
 
CONCLUSION 
To all Patients, this is the time to be strong for you are the king; very other Healthcare Professional, is a Health care Assistant to you, including the Allopathic Doctors. You must be firm, for the agitation of NMA is not in your best interest rather; they are agitations, founded on selfish undertone and ego trip. You must give your voice for the restructuring of the Health Sector based on the Rule of law. 
Thanks:                                                                                                
 
               
DR. BENJAMIN CHUKWUNONSO AJUFO
AMLSCN (CHEM PATH) MPC (INDIA) MD (HOL MED) RMP (INDIA)

Source: http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com/2016/03/nigerian-medical-association-nma-and-her-propanganda-of-misinformation-by-dr-benjamin-ajufo/

Laughs... interesting but with mixed feelings and observations

These people don come again
Ok we don hear o
I just pray this gets to front-page hence medical doctors might be as well accused of sabotaging the thread..

heykims:
These people don come again
Ok we don hear o
I just pray this gets to front-page hence medical doctors might be as well accused of sabotaging the thread..

It's quite an old post, look at the date over a year plus if it was possible I'd have closed it or deleted the post

nelszx:


It's quite an old post, look at the date over a year plus if it was possible I'd have closed it or deleted the post

Alright then bro
So are the issues highlighted now addressed?

heykims:
Alright then bro So are the issues highlighted now addressed?

Yes they have and some of the absurdities corrected

nelszx:


Yes they have and some of the absurdities corrected

Hello Sire, please how do I contact you, can't seem to send an email. I need to discuss something with you pls.

lilsyd:


Hello Sire, please how do I contact you, can't seem to send an email. I need to discuss something with you pls.

Nelszx@gmail.com