The doctors earlier announced their decision to embark on an indefinite strike.
File photo of the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at a press briefing on the outbreak of Coronavirus in NigeriaThe ongoing strike action by Nigerian doctors may lead to loss of lives, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said.
The NARD, in a communique issued at the end of its virtual extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting, noted the non-payment of allowances and inadequate Personal Protective Equipment as part of reasons for embarking on the industrial action. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , Chikwe Ihekweazu, earlier said the centre is distributing enough PPE to health workers who are frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.Rattled minister
“I also did request that this is not the time to go on strike; not when we have a very difficult situation on our hands.
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