The latest strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has affected healthcare services in affected government-owned hospitals across Nigeria.
The association called its members to embark on the nationwide strike to compel the federal government of Nigeria to pay outstanding salary arrears.
The association is also demanding proper implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the Federal Government, adequate funding of the residency training, among other requests.
Medical services were suspended at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH). The strike has also affected the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, where doctors have equally joined the industrial action.
ABUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Khalid Lawal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that consultants had been deployed to provide skeletal services at the hospital while the Accident and Emergency unit would provide its usual essential services.
At the University of Benin Teaching (UBTH) however, activities went on smoothly despite the strike, with consultant and state Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Emmanuel Ighodaro, explaining that other medical workers and consultants were not on strike and were operating.
In a swift response, the President of UBTH Branch of NARD, Dr. Kingsley Okafor, said that compliance was total at the hospital; although the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Michael Ibadin, told The Guardian that they attained 75 per cent success "in all areas of our operations".
In the same vein, resident doctors in Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Kwara states joined the nationwide strike.
Many of the hospitals affected are still offering skeletal services as other members of the health sector are going about their normal duties.
The association called its members to embark on the nationwide strike to compel the federal government of Nigeria to pay outstanding salary arrears.
The association is also demanding proper implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the Federal Government, adequate funding of the residency training, among other requests.
Medical services were suspended at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH). The strike has also affected the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, where doctors have equally joined the industrial action.
ABUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Khalid Lawal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that consultants had been deployed to provide skeletal services at the hospital while the Accident and Emergency unit would provide its usual essential services.
At the University of Benin Teaching (UBTH) however, activities went on smoothly despite the strike, with consultant and state Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Emmanuel Ighodaro, explaining that other medical workers and consultants were not on strike and were operating.
In a swift response, the President of UBTH Branch of NARD, Dr. Kingsley Okafor, said that compliance was total at the hospital; although the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Michael Ibadin, told The Guardian that they attained 75 per cent success "in all areas of our operations".
In the same vein, resident doctors in Oyo, Ogun, Ondo and Kwara states joined the nationwide strike.
Many of the hospitals affected are still offering skeletal services as other members of the health sector are going about their normal duties.
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