The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed all its members currently on strike to suspend their action as part of efforts to tackle the Coronavirus in the country.

The association’s President, Dr Francis Faduyile, gave the directive on Friday in Abuja at a news conference on the response of the NMA and dental practitioners towards containing the global pandemic of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

Faduyile said that the directive was one of the NMAs guidelines towards the management of the COVID-19.

“We direct all state NMA to set up a five-man committee of health professionals including doctors, pharmacists and nurses to monitor the level of preparedness and management of our hospitals.

“This committee should interact with the different committee set up by their respective state governors and FCT Minister.

“In line with the above, we direct all medical associations that have declared industrial actions against their management to suspend all actions as the national NMA shall take over the dispute and interact with the different organs/agencies of government.

“In this regards, Association of Resident Doctors (ARDs) of FCTA, Gombe, ESUT-Parklane and Kaduna as well as NMA Cross Rivers are directed to report back to work and treat Nigerians.

“This gesture is geared to treat fellow Nigerians notwithstanding the inhuman treatment meted on our members nationwide.

“The NMA shall not hesitate to take appropriate action(s) against government organs/agencies that fail to reciprocate this gesture by honouring agreement

CanadaOrBust:
Shameless people.
But at least they finally developed a bit of sense

januzaj:
They should have demanded for the necessary things they need to fight this deadly virus before they suspended the strike.No Dr should risk his/her life anyhow. No adequate equipment, no work.
They are not shameless,you should direct that to Buhari.