Amidst ballooning cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, resident doctors across the country have hit the trenches. Barring any last minute development
, the National Association of Resident Doctors are to begin an indefinite strike today, following the expiration of a two-week notice its members served the Federal Government.
The association, in a letter referenced NARD/SG/2019-2020/070620/246 and shared on its Twitter handle Monday, last week, demanded, among others, that governments at both the federal and state levels ensure access by all healthcare workers to appropriate personal protective equipment . “We have fixed a timeline for ourselves that before the end of this week, health workers captured in that particular COVID-19 net, front line workers, should get all their hazard and inducement allowances for the month of April and May,” he said at a parley between representatives of the Federal Government and health professional associations.
Considering the critical importance of the services of health workers, including resident doctors at all times, even more so now amidst the raging pandemic, the seeming lethargy of government over their welfare is a needless sore point. There are reports of some states like Lagos being generous with rewarding COVID-19 health workers, but this should be the national norm and not exceptional to any state. Worse is the inadequacy of PPE for these workers, it’s like sending soldiers into a fiery war armed with bare hands.
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