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Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Resident doctors to down tools soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY EKEOBA<\/p>\n

Nigerians may be made to face yet another round of hardship in the health sector soon, as Resident Doctors in both the Federal and State hospitals have concluded plans to embark on strike over government’s failure to resolve all outstanding issues.<\/p>\n

The Doctor’s move to down tools was hinged on decision by the National Association of Resident Doctors which asked the government to meet its needs by September 30 or face an industrial action by its members.<\/p>\n

According to the newly elected President of the association, Dr. John Onyebueze who gave the ultimatum at the end of the NARD\u2019s 26th Annual General Meeting in Enugu. He said the resident doctors criticised government at all levels for the poor state of health care delivery in the country.<\/p>\n

Onyebueze, who addressed journalists at the end of the meeting, said the current state of public health care delivery in the country was \u2018pitiable\u2019.<\/p>\n

He demanded the immediate implementation of pending agreements between the government and health workers, warning that the association \u201ccannot guarantee industrial harmony in the health sector if this persists beyond the payment of September salaries\u201d.<\/p>

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Onyebueze said that the association was demanding the immediate upgrade of infrastructure in teaching hospitals, urgent action against poliomyelitis and Lassa fever, as well as the immediate release and implementation of the report on the Residency Training Programme.<\/p>\n

He added that the association was unhappy with the disruption of the structure of the residency programme by chief medical directors of teaching hospitals.<\/p>\n

Listing the grievances of the resident doctors, he added, \u201cAre you talking about the rickety beds in the accident and emergency wards? We do not even have gloves and emergency tools. \u201cWe do not have pens to write and make prescriptions. We are saying that this thing must not continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Onyebueze said only the implementation of outstanding agreements would forestall an industrial action by resident doctors across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government should expedite action on the release of the bailout funds for State Tertiary Health Institutions as agreed earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government should as a matter of urgency ensure the migration of all our members to the IPPIS platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cCentres that are not deducting pension contributions from our members should immediately commence, while all centres should ensure full remittance of deducted contributions of our members to the Pension Fund Administrators.\u201d<\/p>\n

The association said it does not agree with the \u2018no work, no pay\u2019 rule canvassed by the government during industrial actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn line with extant labour laws, we reject in its entirety the \u2018no work no pay\u2019 rule as currently being applied by the Federal Ministry of Health,\u201d Onyebueze said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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