Nigerian doctors go on indefinite strike amidst Coronavirus pandemic

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Nigerian doctors go on indefinite strike amidst Coronavirus pandemic







The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter, have announced they would be embarking on an indefinite strike beginning from today March 17th, amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
 
Rising from an emergency meeting this morning, the doctors in a statement released by its president, Roland Aigbovo, said they deliberated extensively on the health threat posed by the coronavirus scare, their work conditions, and patient care before arriving at the “difficult decision to go on an indefinite strike.
 
According to the aggrieved doctors, the decision to embark on the strike at this time is due to the failure of the FCT administration to pay them their basic salaries for more than two months.
 
According to Aigbovo, there has been salary irregularities and shortfalls since the migration to the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System by the FCTA.
 
This decision comes hours after a third case of Coronavirus was confirmed in Lagos state.
 
 
 
 

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Coronavirus: Nigerian Medical Association orders striking doctors back to work







The Nigerian Medical Association has asked striking doctors to immediately return to work and help to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
 
President of the association, Dr Francis Adedayo Faduyile, made the call at a press briefing in Abuja.

''We direct all medical associations that have declared industrial actions against their management to suspend all actions as the National NMA shall take over the dispute and interact with the different organs and agencies of the government. In this regard, the Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna and also in Gombe state as well as NMA in Cross Rivers state are to report back to work and treat Nigerians'' he said 

 
The Association of Resident Doctors in Abuja, Gombe and Kaduna states, embarked on the strike action this month over unpaid allowances and salaries.  Members of the NMA in Cross Rivers state also went on strike in March over the level of insecurity in the state. 

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