The announcement came on a day the National Association of Resident Doctors said it was suspending its one-week-old strike for four weeks to give the government more time to meet its demands.ADVERTISEMENT
“Personal Protective Equipment have been supplied to all state and federal tertiary hospitals and funds for the same have been provided in the revised 2020 budget. “Other matters relating to non-payment of arrears dating as far back as 2014 or salaries owed by state governments, are either in court, or beyond the power of the Federal Ministry of Health to resolve.
Speaking further on COVID-19 and the health workers, Mohammed said: “ As we have always said, the health workers are our heroes. They have been in the forefront of the efforts to contain the pandemic. In the process, many have been infected with the virus. “But I make bold to say that the Federal Government has done everything possible to procure PPE and make such available to our health workers. Of course, the fact that this is a global pandemic has affected the availability of PPEs and other requirements for fighting the pandemic. Not even the developed countries have been able to procure all that they require, such as PPEs and ventilators.
He said all the measures were taken by the government to strengthen the nation’s capacity to respond to the pandemic, protect the healthcare workers and to avert the strike.
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