Members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, have returned to duties after a 5-day warning strike.
Leadership of the association said their decision to call off the warning strike was in line with earlier promise to give prime consideration to the yuletide and to give another chance for the government to as a matter of urgency resolve all the demands of the association.
The President of the NMA, therefore, urged every Nigerian doctor in the public health sector to resume full services with effect from today, Monday 23rd December, 2013.
A statement signed by its President, Dr Osahon Enabulele said, “We also wish to use this opportunity to remind government that Nigerian doctors shall not hesitate to commence a full blown strike action from 8 am on Monday, 6th January 2014, if government does not satisfactorily resolve the demands of the Nigerian Medical Association. We therefore call on the Local, State and Federal levels of Government to take note.
“While appreciating the great understanding and solidarity exhibited by Nigerians during the warning strike action, we fervently call on well-meaning Nigerians to assist in the resolution of the demands of the NMA, amongst which are the resolution of the unmitigated injustices done to Nigerian doctors over time, appropriate funding of Nigeria’s healthcare system and expansion of Universal health coverage to cover all Nigerians, health infrastructural upgrade, e.t.c”.
“We wish all Nigerians a happy yuletide season and a blessed 2014”, it added.
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