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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are enough medical doctors in the country, and the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country.

Ehanire made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference.

He also said there was no embargo on the employment of doctors and other health personnel in the country.

“There is no embargo on employing doctors; where there is a need, we do. But, because there is a Civil Service regulation, there are processes before doctors are employed.

“We have heard complaints of doctors who are now leaving the system but there are actually enough doctors in the system because we are producing up to 2,000 or 3,000 doctors every year in the country, and the number leaving is less than 1,000.

“It is just that the employment process needs to be smoothened,” he said.

The minister explained that the ministry was working with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service to use the ‘One-for-One’ employment strategy so that if one doctor or nurse resigns to go abroad, another one is employed.

“So, if we have one replacement then you are not likely to have shortage.

“But that has been worked out because the Head of Service had the experience that in the past when one person goes, they use the opportunity to take three and those others may not even be people who are required.

“We want to use this policy so that we can reduce shortages and have our personnel back in our hospitals,” he said.

Dr Deborah Bitrus-Oghoghorie of the Department of Hospital Services said the issue of the two weeks’ ultimatum given by the National Association of Resident Doctors for the Federal Government to meet the demands of the association or risk an industrial action was being looked into.


According to her, they are mainly financial issues, which the ministry could not solve on its own.

“The issue we have with the resident doctors are mainly financial issues and because of that, we at the ministry of health cannot handle it alone.

“So, what we are doing now is to facilitate resolving the issue with the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC).

“We want to assure you that the ministry of health, especially the department of hospital services, is working very hard to ensure that industrial action is averted,” she added.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Aug. 20, the resident doctors had given the Federal Government another two weeks’ notice within which to implement the payment of the new hazard allowance and arrears stipulated as at Dec. 22, 2021.

The two weeks, which took effect on Monday, will elapse on September 4.

The said hazard allowance is contained in the circular issued by the NSIWC dated Dec. 22, 2021, with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406.

Some of the other demands of the association include the urgent implementation and commencement of payment of the 2022 Medical Residency Training Funds in full to its members using the old template.

Also, that the shortfalls using the newly reviewed template be computed and incorporated/factored into the 2023 budget and paid in arrears.

NAN


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And the same FG is begging healthcare professionals not to immigrate? And the FG send DSS to scatter the Saudi Arabia agency recruiting Nigerians doctors including desperate consultants struggling with their students for space to japa in Abuja?

Meanwhile, where are the so called doctors when even the president and top politicians go to seek healthcare outside this country? This government is really filled with incredibly stupid, grossly useless and irresponsible people.

Junior minister begging; main minister boasting they have enough Doctors!

really?

apache22b:
If Tinubu was as bad as the Obidient's urchins claims he is, Wike will not be in London working with him. Think about it. You think a whole Wike doesn't know what is good for Nigeria ?

Nigeria and Nigerians knows what's good for them, that's why they are rejecting Peter Obi and his Obidient urchins with all their strength.

If we miss Tinubu that means we have completely lost it in Nigeria.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be the end of ASUU strike .

My fellow youths and Nigerian students be wise, let's get it right this time .

Tinubu is the only answer to all our troubles in this country.

Peter Obi and his Obidient urchins are all pathological liars, even Lai Muhammed will be a child's play where Peter Obi is .

If you live in Ikorodu, you will not think backward like this! Which Tinubu, Lagos has not been this bad, Agura Gberigbe, Imota, Ogijo!

APC really turned people's head empty! Nigeria info 99.3 fm is talking about it and you can hear comments from callers!

Racoon:
And the same FG is begging healthcare professionals not to immigrate? And the FG send DSS to scatter the Saudi Arabia agency recruiting Nigerians in Abuja?

Meanwhile, where are the so called doctors when even the president and top politicians go to see healthcare outside this country? This government is really filled with incredibly stupid, grossly useless and irresponsible people.

4 people just called and 3 of them knows how many are living in the next 2 weeks!

The doctors they are said to be churning out every year, how many of them have experience? The experienced ones are leaving the country and it will take another years of training for these new doctors to gain experience. Moreover I know a lot of these newly graduated doctors who have started plotting their ways overseas and for those that remain, how will they gain the experience when the multitude of the experience doctors that they should train under are leaving? Nigeria is in a mess

chymeze:
The doctors they are said to be churning out every year, how many of them have experience? The experienced ones are leaving the country and it will take another years of training for these new doctors to gain experience. Moreover I know a lot of these newly graduated doctors who have started plotting their ways overseas and for those that remain, how will they gain the experience when the multitude of the experience doctors that they should train under are leaving? Nigeria is in a mess

In all honest many of our leaders dont know what is at stake, was he not same Minister during covid-19 that he never knew things are bad like this!

Wrong people!

apache22b:
If Tinubu was as bad as the Obidient's urchins claims he is, Wike will not be in London working with him. Think about it. You think a whole Wike doesn't know what is good for Nigeria ?

Nigeria and Nigerians knows what's good for them, that's why they are rejecting Peter Obi and his Obidient urchins with all their strength.

If we miss Tinubu that means we have completely lost it in Nigeria.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be the end of ASUU strike .

My fellow youths and Nigerian students be wise, let's get it right this time .

Tinubu is the only answer to all our troubles in this country.

Peter Obi and his Obidient urchins are all pathological liars, even Lai Muhammed will be a child's play where Peter Obi is .

APC president again? God forbid

A visit to hospitals tells you, Minister of health is lying!

We are talking about expert doctors and not paracetamol doctors