₦airaland Forum

lazborn:
So a Dr will leave his primary work to come to the lab for instance and start telling laboratory personnels what to do? A Dr will now decide who laboratory council should license and start regulating private laboratories when we have alot of unregulated practices that the mdcan has not yet finished with they are encroaching into other profession, it is nothing but power driving attitude and ego that's all. In the hospital they make almost all the decisions but taking it to private sectors is far too much, I can not own a lab until a Dr comes and certified, everyone cannot b a Dr and we all need everyone to work together for a proper healthcare delivery, in the hospital all the positions are occupied by Dr no one blinks about but don't take it to my personal business

Gotocourt:
Medical Doctors dey over do things normally. The government should start appointing Pulic Administration Officers to head Teaching hospitals and other public health institution.

Dpharmacist:
“Healthcare War in Abuja: Doctors vs Other Professionals? Protest Erupts Over ‘Power Grab’ Bill”



Sources:

1. https://punchng.com/health-workers-protest-controversial-reform-bills-at-nassembly-today/

2. https://radionigeria.gov.ng/2026/03/26/health-workers-protest-against-regulatory-bill-in-abuja/#:~:text=by%20Bakare%2012%20hours%20ago,Adeniyi%20Bakare%20and%20Tony%20Okerafor

Host78:
Because those ones heading your ministries are doing such an incredible job abi?

Let's not play politics with Healthcare abeg.

Administration requires knowledge of the terrain you're looking over.

The doctor has the most knowledge in the health sector.

Of course he's not to be the sole leader but that final decision to me should come from a doctor.

U09ce:
Make all of them rest. Let the govt start appointing administrators to lead hospitals. Same with minister of health. Just like it is not necessary for minister of works to be an engineer.

Dpharmacist:
“Healthcare War in Abuja: Doctors vs Other Professionals? Protest Erupts Over ‘Power Grab’ Bill”



Sources:

1. https://punchng.com/health-workers-protest-controversial-reform-bills-at-nassembly-today/

2. https://radionigeria.gov.ng/2026/03/26/health-workers-protest-against-regulatory-bill-in-abuja/#:~:text=by%20Bakare%2012%20hours%20ago,Adeniyi%20Bakare%20and%20Tony%20Okerafor

Dpharmacist:
What do you think my fellow Nairalanders?

FreeStuffsNG:
Whoever or group of whoevers even drafted it and sent it to National Assembly must be exposed.

It is a recipe for disaster that even NUC will struggle with!

The one late Prof. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti created is yet to abate, now another individual wants to go down in ignominy.

If the National Assembly fails to throw the draft out then FG should get ready to have public healthcare facilities and agencies shut for a long time until the draft is thrown out.

Host78:
It's not a merger.

It's a regulatory unit. What the doctors are saying is, yes you can do your thing but you'll still be subject to us.

Now imagine in a hospital, the nurse are doing their things on a patient, the physiotherapist are doing another thing to the same patient and then there's the doctor doing his thing to the same patient.

The doctors are basically saying everyone should not be allowed to do as they want because they are under different authorities.

It's better we have one leader who makes the final decision.

Gotocourt:
When the best private hospitals in the country is owned by business Men. Dey play

Host78:
Because those ones heading your ministries are doing such an incredible job abi?

Let's not play politics with Healthcare abeg.

Administration requires knowledge of the terrain you're looking over.

The doctor has the most knowledge in the health sector.

Of course he's not to be the sole leader but that final decision to me should come from a doctor.

AMKAG66:
As a Medical Doctor myself,I'm completely against this decision. It's not global best practice. Other countries allow autonomy and teamwork among healthcare cadres, and there's a reason for that. This approach is a recipe for chaos and will further polarize the already tense working relationship between medical doctors and other allied healthcare professionals.

Clinical knowledge isn't everything; healthcare provision is broad, and no one cadre can master it all. Devolution of roles allows for specialization and adequate expertise. This mindset to control other cadres or been seen as the rate-limiting step in the hospital at all cost is one major reason we’ve been seeing Nigerian doctors perform tasks meant for other cadres and sometimes to the level of janitorial,porter’s and errand staff roles ,contributing to burnout and the "Japa syndrome" of Nigerian doctors leaving the country. Worse off , these shortcomings have been normalized.
It may also interest you to know that most of these doctors that pull down the sky just for them not to be led by other allied healthcare professionals, will gladly accept a job offer to work under the leadership of even non- healthcare related professionals in hospitals overseas. So what’s all this so called academic credential fuss about ?

Hospitals can be led effectively by non-physicians, and leadership shouldn't be dictated by academic credentials alone. I've been led by nurses, pharmacists, and other professionals who excelled, while some senior medical consultants failed in administrative roles. I have also led professors and senior medical consultants in administrative positions equivalent to the CMD and had a successful tenure.

Leadership is about teamwork, mutual respect, and recognizing the value of each cadre. It's time to move beyond the "minigod mentality" and elitism that hinders effective healthcare delivery. The roles of healthcare professionals should be complementary, not competitive.

Gotocourt:
When the best private hospitals in the country is owned by business Men. Dey play

oluxy:
When you have people at the realm of affair only have forged certificates, secondary school leaving certificate and individuals who got the position or elected via bribes and money.

What do you expect?

dapadawee:
They all work in one hospital, they all work for one goal. So why many umbrellas. I beg all fall under medical.
If they can fund the organization themselves let them continue but if they are expecting anything from government aside salary they're gented

JuanDeDios:
How? All you have to do is reconstitute the MDCN membership to be representative of all the professions involved. This is a needless war.

jaephoenix:
I'm a doctor. Almost 20 years in the grind. This is wrong in all shades. Those are professionals ffs. I know sometimes the other healthcare practitioners try to overreach themselves but this is quite over the top by us doctors. It wont fly

HelipsTech:
Their argument is valid
They fear for medical doctors dominating all top position. As it is very unlikely for a nurse or pharmacist to be the head of such association, when there are doctors there.