Health workers across Nigeria will today begin indefinite strike over what they attributed to the intractable leadership crisis in the health sector.
The workers hinted that some of the reasons for the industrial action are the non-commencement of residency training programme for health professionals, non-implementation of the new call duty allowance and non-payment of arrears of CONHESS 10 skipping, among others.

The National President of Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), Mr. Felix Faniran, an umbrella body a of group of professionals like the physiotherapists medical laboratory scientists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, optometrists, dieticians, medical social workers, clinical psychologists, dental therapists among others, at a news conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, said there was no going back on the “total and indefinite strike.”

Faniran who fingered the presidency, Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, and the leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) as those allegedly fuelling the crisis in the health sector especially since 2010, traced the origin of the present crisis to how the NMA allegedly frustrated the bid to appoint the late Professor Dora Akunyili as Health Minister few years ago.

“When it became apparent that the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was unable to continue to discharge his duties as president of the country due to ill health, his then deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, was sworn in as acting President after the senate had proclaimed ‘doctrine of necessity’. The  president dissolved the erstwhile cabinet and proposed a new one. The name ofAkunyili, now of blessed memory and a prominent and vocal member of the previous administration, made the new list.

“Most public commentators expected her to be named minister of health. Sensing this, the NMA engaged in media blackmail against the appointment of Dora or any other person other than a medical practitioner from NMA.

“This was the origin of the present crisis in the health sector. Although there have been other issues at stake whose roots started during the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida administration when Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti, a medical practitioner, was made minister of health from 1985 to 1993. Three major challenges were noticed in the Ransome Kuti’s era which affected our people,” he said.

Speaking on the current health minister’s alleged partisanship and discriminatory attitude against his union, Faniran said: “In May 2010, the unions in the health sector under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) presented a memorandum to the government containing some demands. A presidential panel headed by Justice Abdulahi Bello Gusau was set up in August to look into the demands. “This panel was allegedly inhibited from carrying out her duties by both NMA and the minister of health by way of protests and criticisms on the part of NMA while the minister obstructed the committee by starving it of funds and issuance of circulars to pre-empt the outcome of the panel.

“Ultimately, the panel submitted its report in November, 2011. Up till date, none of the 27 recommendations of the panel has been implemented. It should be noted that another panel, the Ministerial Committee on Medical/Dental Practitioners Residency Programmes, which was set up the same day with Abdulahi Bello’s committee did not only complete and submit its report as scheduled. The recommendations are already being implemented. What a great discrimination?”

While stressing that the same health minister in 2010 deliberately and unilaterally issued internal memo that robbed other health professionals of the benefits they have been enjoying since 70’s and early 80’s such as teaching, rural posting allowances, promotion from salary level 09 to 11, consultancy status, non-payment of specialist allowance among others.

Faniran also maintained that: “The five-point agreement signed in May 2012, remained un-implemented till today. On the likely groaning effects of the strike on the masses, Faniran said government should be held responsible, saying all known avenues to avert the avoidable development were explored with no result.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/health-workers-begin-nationwide-strike-thursday/191411/

Its ok

nhiyo:
Health workers across Nigeria will today begin indefinite strike over what they attributed to the intractable leadership crisis in the health sector.
The workers hinted that some of the reasons for the industrial action are the non-commencement of residency training programme for health professionals, non-implementation of the new call duty allowance and non-payment of arrears of CONHESS 10 skipping, among others.

The National President of Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), Mr. Felix Faniran, an umbrella body a of group of professionals like the physiotherapists medical laboratory scientists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, optometrists, dieticians, medical social workers, clinical psychologists, dental therapists among others, at a news conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, said there was no going back on the “total and indefinite strike.”

Faniran who fingered the presidency, Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, and the leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) as those allegedly fuelling the crisis in the health sector especially since 2010, traced the origin of the present crisis to how the NMA allegedly frustrated the bid to appoint the late Professor Dora Akunyili as Health Minister few years ago.

“When it became apparent that the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was unable to continue to discharge his duties as president of the country due to ill health, his then deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, was sworn in as acting President after the senate had proclaimed ‘doctrine of necessity’. The  president dissolved the erstwhile cabinet and proposed a new one. The name ofAkunyili, now of blessed memory and a prominent and vocal member of the previous administration, made the new list.

“Most public commentators expected her to be named minister of health. Sensing this, the NMA engaged in media blackmail against the appointment of Dora or any other person other than a medical practitioner from NMA.

“This was the origin of the present crisis in the health sector. Although there have been other issues at stake whose roots started during the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida administration when Professor Olikoye Ransome Kuti, a medical practitioner, was made minister of health from 1985 to 1993. Three major challenges were noticed in the Ransome Kuti’s era which affected our people,” he said.

Speaking on the current health minister’s alleged partisanship and discriminatory attitude against his union, Faniran said: “In May 2010, the unions in the health sector under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) presented a memorandum to the government containing some demands. A presidential panel headed by Justice Abdulahi Bello Gusau was set up in August to look into the demands. “This panel was allegedly inhibited from carrying out her duties by both NMA and the minister of health by way of protests and criticisms on the part of NMA while the minister obstructed the committee by starving it of funds and issuance of circulars to pre-empt the outcome of the panel.

“Ultimately, the panel submitted its report in November, 2011. Up till date, none of the 27 recommendations of the panel has been implemented. It should be noted that another panel, the Ministerial Committee on Medical/Dental Practitioners Residency Programmes, which was set up the same day with Abdulahi Bello’s committee did not only complete and submit its report as scheduled. The recommendations are already being implemented. What a great discrimination?”

While stressing that the same health minister in 2010 deliberately and unilaterally issued internal memo that robbed other health professionals of the benefits they have been enjoying since 70’s and early 80’s such as teaching, rural posting allowances, promotion from salary level 09 to 11, consultancy status, non-payment of specialist allowance among others.

Faniran also maintained that: “The five-point agreement signed in May 2012, remained un-implemented till today. On the likely groaning effects of the strike on the masses, Faniran said government should be held responsible, saying all known avenues to avert the avoidable development were explored with no result.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/health-workers-begin-nationwide-strike-thursday/191411/

All is well even in the well.

Hopeless country. Strike upon strike everytim. It's no more news jor

Here we go again, these Johesu guys have no shame, bringing Dora's name into their beef with doctors, in your little mind, Dora would have been on your side, for Mr Felix and co who don't know, late Dora was our wife and mother, her husband is a doctor, three of her children are doctors, so to start whipping up sentiments shows how low you can descend, Johesu guys. Get a life,the difference is clear (7up)cheers

likita27:
Here we go again, these Johesu guys have no shame, bringing Dora's name into their beef with doctors, in your little mind, Dora would have been on your side, for Mr Felix and co who don't know, late Dora was our wife and mother, her husband is a doctor, three of her children are doctors, so to start whipping up sentiments shows how low you can descend, Johesu guys. Get a life,the difference is clear (7up)cheers

Yes, the difference is clear.
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Is strike the only language? This strike today, strike tomorrow is already getting boring.