The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to resume its suspended strike on Monday, August 17, 2020, if the government fails to address its demands. Nigeria NARD DoctorsStrike
It expressed dismay over the non-payment of salary shortfall for 2014-2016, despite promises by several stakeholders to intervene, which led to the suspension of the strike action.
In a communiqué after its conference in Gombe State, NARD President, Dr. Sokomba Aliyu called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to investigate the non-enrollment of healthcare workers for the group life insurance, and non-payment of death in service benefit to the next of kin of their deceased colleagues, despite claims of payment to insurance companies.
Sokomba noted that though the medical residency training funding has been captured in the revised 2020 budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, its implementation is yet to commence, disclosing that COVID-19 hazard allowance payment was abruptly abandoned immediately the NARD strike was suspended.
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