“In places like Kaduna State, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who only recently himself recovered from COVID-19, has even slashed the salaries of healthcare workers by 25 per cent of the old poor rate.”
and selectively reopen globally, the threat of the pandemic appears to be ramping up job opportunities for doctors, nurses and other health workers in Nigeria, like in most other countries.
Critics said the implications of a shortage would be devastating both to overworked personnel and the patients for whom receiving medical attention could be a life-or-death matter. To address the situation, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the federal government has improved working conditions by offering healthcare workers hazard allowances and life insurance, as well as motivating them in other ways, at the same time bringing out medical experts from retirement and asking volunteers to report and train them in Infection Prevention and Control protocol to avert incidents taking them to quarantine and out of service.
But the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors , Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, told The Guardian: “The true picture is that we have continued to earn the same old poor salaries, while facing grave and life-threatening challenges of COVID-19 and Lassa Fever. We have read and heard a lot on plans and proposals to improve our hazard allowances, but no such thing has happened yet.
Regarding what NMA and NARD and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria are doing about this, he said: “We keep advocating and encouraging governments everywhere to provide commensurate welfare and insurance packages for healthcare workers at this most needed time.” Also, a professor of Pharmacology and pioneer Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development , Abuja, Charles Wambebe, said: “It is a good development. Once the new staffs are recruited, they will be trained, thereafter, they can serve.
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria on Friday, April 24, published a one and half pages vacancy advert for several health-related positions. As most developed nations run short of doctors and nurses and are willing to fill the vacancies with professionals from Nigeria, President of the NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile, had in December last year raised the alarm over shortage of healthcare practitioners in the country, saying only 42,000 doctors were available for Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19: WHO counters Trump on true origin of coronavirus - Daily Post NigeriaThe World Health Organisation, WHO, has countered US President, Donald Trump on the true origin of Coronavirus (COVID-19) WHO reiterated on Friday that
Read more »
COVID-19: Chloroquine, Zithromax cures Coronavirus - Gov. Bala Mohammed opens up - Daily Post NigeriaGovernor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has authorised the use of anti-malaria drugs, Chloroquine and Zithromax for the purpose of treating Coronavirus
Read more »
COVID-19: Nigerian Government Yet To Take Measures To Reduce Spread Of Coronavirus –CDHR | Sahara ReportersThe rights group, commenting on the lifting of lockdown in Lagos and imposition of curfew, also said that it was not the right time for free movement as the country was still recording increase in confirmed cases.
Read more »
Coronavirus: I've authorised use of chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 - Bauchi GovernorThe Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday said he has authorised the use of chloroquine as a medication for the treatment of COVID-19
Read more »
COVID-19: Rivers fighting coronavirus without support from Nigerian government – Wike - Daily Post NigeriaThe Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the state is currently fighting the battle against coronavirus (COVID-19) without any tangible
Read more »
COVID-19 trial drug, Remdesivir proves effective for treatment of virusWe are a quality, national, newspaper with credible and dependable information.
Read more »