Some months ago, Nigerian doctors went on strike. What started as days of industrial action became weeks, then months. The masses were not happy. There were bitter complaints from every nook and cranny of the society about how insensitive, selfish, wicked and greedy Nigerian doctors are. It was as though medical practice in Nigeria was reserved for the 'meanies', seeing as everybody called the names with sweeping generalizations. Many said the doctors took an oath to protect lives and were not living up to it. Anyway, in the end, matters were apparently rectified and they resumed work.

Today- some months after the NMA strike was called off- JOHESU is on strike. JOHESU is an association of every other health worker in the hospital, minus doctors. The strike has lasted for sometime now. The doctors have been attending to patients alone. There has been deafening silence on this matter. There is no public outrage or outcry. Nobody is telling them they're not living up to their oath.

The interesting part is that the reasons for the strike of few months ago, are about the same reasons for the strike of today, yet, nobody is calling anybody greedy or insensitive or wicked.

There's undoubtedly a disconnect somewhere. I'm still trying to figure out what/where exactly it is.

** article originally authored by Anugwa Uche

Thank you op, even the nairaland MOD were not excluded, they hurriedly push every 'anti-doctor' post to front page. Everyone seems OK with the present Johessu strike, the other time they were jumping up and down creating threads to insult Doctors for going on strike. The solution to this problem is privatization, that's gonna serve everyone right

Just my thoughts

Nigerians have bigger problems to worry about.

mcdokwe:
Nigerians have bigger problems to worry about.

How do u mean? Those problems were not existent during the NMA strike?

omicron:
How do u mean? Those problems were not existent during the NMA strike?

meaning they're insignificant compared to what burdens Nigeria at the moment

mcdokwe:
meaning they're insignificant compared to what burdens Nigeria at the moment

ok.

mcdokwe:
Nigerians have bigger problems to worry about.

Worst timing ever. With all that is going on in the country? No one is even talking about them!

The fact is dt when d NMA was on strike, all hospital activities were on standstill, no patient could be attended to by d now called consultant nurses, pharmacist, consultant orderlies nd d security consultants.
But to a little extent now dt d JOHESU is now on strike, doctors re still attending to patients in federal hospitals especially d emergency life-threatening cases.
This is probably d reason why d cry of the patients dt have been denied healthcare services has been submerged nd many re really suffering in silence. Also, the secondary nd primary health institutions re yet to join d strike.
I think JOHESU is just trying to take her time coz if they push d matter too much, Nigerians will surely tag them with unpleasant names as they did with NMA. The union has learnt lessons from NMA strike nd d negative reaction of d masses though NMA still largely achieved its objectives.

why would d public condem d strike wen dey ar fighting for a just cause?...which is fairness and justice in the health sector.
if i remenber well, NMA went on strike jst to frustrate the FG decision to meet JOHESU's demands inaddition to their outrageous 23 "commandments" to the FG. they left patients to die because of their selfishness and rivalry with JOHESU, & that's highly condemnable.
besides JOHESU did not just suddenly withdraw all services from the hospitals nationwide unlike NMA...they are not that heartless.
so my dear...thats why the public is silent

pharmguru:
why would d public condem d strike wen dey ar fighting for a just cause?...which is fairness and justice in the health sector.
if i remenber well, NMA went on strike jst to frustrate the FG decision to meet JOHESU's demands inaddition to their outrageous 23 "commandments" to the FG. they left patients to die because of their selfishness and rivalry with JOHESU, & that's highly condemnable.
besides JOHESU did not just suddenly withdraw all services from the hospitals nationwide unlike NMA...they are not that heartless.
so my dear...thats why the public is silent

lol, see twisting of facts.

You should rather have said that the effect of the strike isnt as much cos patients still get to see their doctors

omicron:
lol, see twisting of facts.

You should rather have said that the effect of the strike isnt as much cos patients still get to see their doctors

Not really.. Patients were discharged in all the wards I visited when the strike started.. Doctors also couldn't see new patients.. So its effect is just as bad and this shouldn't be about who's got more balls anywayz..

OK

Booked

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This is what happens in Nigeria always just like ASSU and NASU









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Are u new in Nigeria?
we attend to the same thing differently

Caveat Emptor

holatin:
ok

Kga

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What should I do?" The doctor replies, "Try this
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When your wife is in the kitchen doing dishes,
stand fifteen feet behind her and ask her a
question, if she doesn't respond keep moving
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The man goes home and sees his wife preparing
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says, "What's for dinner, honey?" He gets no
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asks again. Still no response, so he moves to five
feet. still no answer. Finally he stands directly
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Trafford:


Kga

what ?

mcdokwe:
meaning they're insignificant compared to what burdens Nigeria at the moment

They become relevant when it affects you or some one u know ba?

Like wise when the industrial action started in NAFDAC, people were so blinded to know that its a general problem in the health sector.

I was here

omicron:
lol, see twisting of facts.

You should rather have said that the effect of the strike isnt as much cos patients still get to see their doctors

trust me, even u knw dt the hospital cant even function wen only cleaners go on strike not to talk of when the whole JOHESU goes on strike.
the sooner u guys understand that evry1 in the health sector is important, the better for evry1. besides there s strength in number

omicron:
lol, see twisting of facts.

You should rather have said that the effect of the strike isnt as much cos patients still get to see their doctors

trust me, even u knw dt the hospital cant even function wen only cleaners go on strike not to talk of when the whole JOHESU goes on strike.
the sooner u guys understand that evry1 in the health sector is important, the better for evry1. besides there s strength in number