The Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Managing Directors of federal tertiary hospitals to “immediately” commence the use of consultants and doctors on the National Youth Service Corps to provide routine services.

The government also directed that locum staffers should “be brought in when and where necessary to forestall services’ disruption when applicable and affordable”.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the directive in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday.

He was reacting to the nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors protesting the non-payment of their COVID-19 hazard allowance and other demands.

He said, “lt is with deep concern that l view the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors which commenced yesterday (Tuesday) September 7, 2020.

“We must member that the primary duty of doctors and all health workers is to save lives. Embarking on a strike in this time that the country is battling with the COVlD-19 pandemic is ill-timed and ill-advised.

“lt is a critical time in which all well-meaning medical professionals should close ranks and confront the common enemy, which is the COVlD-I9 pandemic threatening mankind.

“This is therefore one strike too many. Besides, most of the demands have been met and others though difficult, are at an advanced stage of implementation. A little patience would have made a big difference.

“The Federal Ministry of Health finds it necessary to ensure measures are put in place to mitigate the effect of this strike on the generality of our populace by directing the CMDs/MDs of our federal tertiary hospitals to immediately do the following: COVlD-19 treatment outlets should continue to function as before.

“Emergency services should continue to run as before. Routine services should be maintained with Consultants, NYSC Doctors. Locum staffers to be brought in when and where necessary to forestall services disruption when applicable and affordable.

“I call on the NARD to return to work and engage the Federal Government in completing the ongoing due process of implementing the MoU between NARD and government.

“I wish to assure the general public that measures have been put in place to ensure that they continue to access services at all our federal tertiary hospitals across the country.”

ogododo:

Make Mynd44 tell us, see am for here now

Simplyleo:
Sometimes, these people in govt can be irritatingly weird in their public statements. Some of them are not even qualified as opinion leaders, yet here they are as leaders.

Replace practising doctors with corpers? Is Dr Osagie fucking out of his mind? Will he allow any of his family members see them for consultation?

flyingpig:
Are the corpers not licensed by NMA?

ogododo:


No be so former one, Prof Adewole said, dem fit be barbers, or tailors too

olisaEze:


My broda I don’t get why no one in this administration is diplomatic again. Everyone is just using military approach upandan, even those that don’t have any sort of military training.

flyingpig:
And who will FG replace ASUU with

flyingpig:
And who will FG replace ASUU with

Jayug:
hahahahaha. from frying pan to fire