Doctors begin daily protest, picketing from Wednesday

  • 📰 TheNationNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 22 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 69%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will from Wednesday commence a daily peaceful protest and picketing of the offices of the Federal Ministry of Health and Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.   To protest, which will begin by 10 am, will also take place in all Federal and State tertiary health institutions nationwide. The association stressed its action has become necessary to press home the demands which have been largely neglected by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Government.   A few days ago, the Federal Ministry of Health, through its Director of Hospital Services, Dr Andrew Noah, directed Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals to invoke a ‘no work, no pay’ policy against striking members of NARD.   The Ministry also directed the hospitals to maintain an attendance register for all resident doctors willing to work. This is coming after the doctors association…

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors

The association stressed its action has become necessary to press home the demands which have been largely neglected by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Government. This is coming after the doctors association commenced a nationwide indefinite strike on July 26, 2023. “This has become necessary to press home our demands which have been largely neglected by our parent ministry and the federal government.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Brain drain: Ondo planning to recruit more doctors, says health commissioner | TheCableThe Ondo government says plans are on to recruit more medical doctors and health workers for all the state-owned hospitals and basic health centres. This was disclosed on Friday at
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »

Don’t privatise federal hospitals, health unions urge TinubuThe Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association have called on President Bola Tinubu not to concede to plans to privatise all federal health institutions, saying it offers no solution to the problems in the nation’s health sector.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Nigerian Resident Doctors To Embark On Nationwide Protests As Government Ignores Demands | Sahara ReportersThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it will embark on peaceful protests from Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Nigerian government continues to ignore its demands. NARD in a circular signed by the President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, and the Secretary General of the association, Dr Kelechi Chikezie on Saturday, also said it would be picketing the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and the federal and state tertiary health institutions in the country.
Source: SaharaReporters - 🏆 9. / 63 Read more »