Medical doctors strike to begin in two weeks

– Medical doctors in Nigeria are preparing to go on strike in two weeks
– The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government a 2-week ultimatum
– President of NARD, Dr Onyebueze listed unpaid salaries among the problems of the health sector
Doctors protest march. File Photo
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has followed in the footsteps of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), as they have also given the federal government notice of industrial action.
According to Punch, NARD gave the government two weeks to resolve all pending issues in the health sector or face a medical doctors strike at the end of the month.
The president of the association, Dr John Onyebueze, while speaking with journalists at the end of NARD’s 26th Annual General Meeting in Enugu, disclosed the ultimatum.
Stating the many issues plaguing the health sector, Dr Onyebueze listed unpaid salaries, and said he could not guarantee industrial harmony in the health sector if there was no change by the end of September, 2016.