21-day notice: Strike dangerous now, FG begs doctors, NMA, ministry disagree - Punch Newspapers

Adelani Adepegba, Dayo Ojerinde and Deborah Tolu-KolawoleThe Federal Government, on Sunday, expressed concern about the 21-day strike notice issued by the Nigerian Medical Association over the alleged failure of government to meet the demands of the striking resident doctors.

In its statement on Saturday, the umbrella body of medical doctors noted that the Federal Government had not met the demands of resident doctors, who began a strike on August 2. In an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, the health minister said doctors should not be seen to be going on strikes at a time when the citizens were facing dangerous threats to lives.

“Doctors shouldn’t choose a time the citizens face such dangerous threats to lives to go on strike. I appeal to doctors again to resume duty while talks go on.” “Their failure to meet our demands pushed us into taking this decision. Even at that, no demand has been met.”The Ministry of Labour and Employment, in a statement on Sunday, faulted the 21-day ultimatum given by the NMA.

“Importantly, Article II on the payment of the outstanding hazard allowance from the 2020 Medical Residency Training Fund states that the fund will be paid after verification and reconciliation of figures from the BOF. Till now, both NARD and the Postgraduate Medical College are yet to submit the validated application for the eligible doctors missed out in 2020 to enable this payment.

“It is, therefore, clear that the 21-day ultimatum will neither assist the NMA discharge the role assigned to it in the MoA nor facilitate the faithful implementation of the timeline, which the Federal Government has given every attention.” According to Ekpe, the ultimatum given to the Federal Government is for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and agreements signed by the two parties.Ekpe stated, “We are still open for negotiations despite their rejection.

Sanusi said, “If they must go abroad, they should go for further training and then return so that we can meet up with the WHO ratio of 1:600 doctor to population. We should also encourage them to give back to the society. If they return, it is also a form of giving back to the country.”Meanwhile, the Joint Health Sector Union has said the rot in the country’s health sector is more than what the doctors are saying.

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