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Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria
The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed
Nigeria's Medical Laboratory Scientists Accuse NMA, MDCAN of Contempt of Court
The last words may not have been
heard on the current hiatus in the Nigerian health sector with the National
President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria
(AMLSN) accusing the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Medical and Dental
Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of contempt of court.
In a statement made available to HealthNewsNG.com,
Dr. Godswill C. Okpara, National President, AMLSN, said both organizations
erred by going to press on an issue that is currently before the industrial
court.
“The Association of Medical
laboratory Scientists of Nigeria wishes to bring to the attention of the
general public, especially stakeholders in the Health sector, the pendency of
the above case at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja (Court 21).
The said case has readied advanced stage.
“In view of the above, various
comments and inferences expressed in numerous newspaper publications and others
listed hereunder are therefore subjudice. They are the issues presently pending
before the Honourable Court for judicial pronouncement,” he said in the
statement.
The statement was a response to
the under-listed publications:
Press statement ~ the Nigeria
Medical Association (NMA) as contained in the Guardian Newspaper of Tuesday,
April 30; 2013 (page 89)
Press statement by the Nigerian
Medical Association) University College Chapter by Professor Adelolann Malomo
as contained in ThisDay, April, 2013.
Advertorial Medical and Dental
Consultants Association of Nigeria [MDCAN), University College Hospital, lbadan
as contained in The Guardian newspaper of Wednesday, May 8,2013 (page 44) and
Punch newspaper of Wednesday,.May 82013 (page 621 signed by Professor J.T.
Arotiba.
He advised against using the
publication to deceive members of the public and expressed his association’s
confidence in the judiciary.
“As a stickler to the Rule of
law, we have absolute confidence in the judiciary and firmly believe in the due
process,” he said.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian
health sector has been engulfed in an unending inter-professional conflicts and
various attempts by past administrations had met stiff opposition. The latest
effort was the proposed National Health Bill which was rejected by the
president and returned to the National Assembly for resolution and harmonization
of grey areas.
HealthNewsNG reported few days ago that the executive council of the
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) visited the National Assembly. At a session with the speaker, the association's executive council made a case for a quickened passage of the National Health Bill.
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