Resident doctors make up the bulk of doctors in Nigeria’s tertiary hospitals
As doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors commenced a five-day warning strike on Wednesday, skeletal health services were provided in some of the tertiary hospitals visited by PREMIUM TIMES.
A staffer who spoke anonymously said the hospital could not shut down because the doctors were on strike. ”As you can see, some patients are waiting to be attended to. The corp members, house officers and medical consultants are all on the ground to attend to patients.” Another patient, Patrick Uzor, said he had been waiting to be attended to for a long time, and it was yet to get to his turn. Mr Uzor said although delayed services are not unusual at the national hospital, the doctors’ strike has worsened the situation.
Mr Haastrup said the hospital management is very proactive and that the Chief Medical Director , Mahmud Raji, has directed all heads of departments to take charge.At the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , Ikeja, patients confirmed they are being attended to swiftly despite the ongoing strike.
“The government needs to call us to the negotiation table. We are not happy that we are on strike because we have families and friends as patients also. But we are only trying to register our displeasure that the government should meet our needs,” Mr Raji said.
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