Doctors were directed by their association to return to performing their activities. Doctors were seen at their duty post in some of the hospitals visited by Telegraph in Abuja.
Some patients expressed great relief at the hope that government will meet the doctors’ demands to avert the January 6 indefinite strike
One of the patients, Halima Useni, said she had tried to get medical assistance twice last week, but her attempts had been unsuccessful. However, this morning she was very happy to find out that doctors resumed their activities.
Mrs. Useni, who called on the federal government to listen to the plight of the doctors, also asked NMA to seek a better way of pressing their demands rather than abandoning their sick patients.
While the majority of doctors refused to speak with journalists, some of them said they were acting on a
directive from their association.
“It is not our desire to let our patients suffer but since the only thing that Nigerian government understands is strike, we have no choice than go on strike. But we pray and hope that this administration will not allow it to degenerate to an indefinite strike,” one of the doctors said.
Anna Ikhide, a pregnant patient said commented:
“It wasn’t easy for us for the days doctors were on strike. My due date was last week Thursday and I was afraid that doctors would not even come back to attend to me but I am happy I was attended to today and I pray my doctor will be on duty to deliver me of my baby any moment from now.”
NMA claimed they were forced to embark on a nationwide strike because of the FG inability to handle the relevant issue in the sector, including workplace conditions and injustice meted out to doctors in their conditions of service and funding. They also called for an upgrade of infrastructure and equipment in the health sector.
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