The National
Association of
Resident Doctors (NARD) on Tuesday said it would continue its indefinite
strike until its demands were met by the Federal Government.
The President of the association, Dr Jibril Abdullahi, said this in Abuja
when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of its National Executive Council
(NEC) meeting on Monday.
The meeting reviewed the ongoing nationwide strike by the association
which commenced on Oct. 1.
Abdullahi said that NEC, at the end of the meeting, demanded the immediate
payment of outstanding salaries and allowances of its members.
He said NEC also demanded the release and implementation of the
stakeholders’ agreement on residency training programme.
“We are not unmindful of the financial doldrums the country is facing. If
you bring forth the document, we will sit down and look at the financial
implication and we discuss.
“On the average, we spend N120billion annually on medical tourism. This
is a colossal drain on the economy and you cannot reduce this until you
strategise and develop the health care system.
“You can do that when you train the doctors and other health workers very
well”, he said.
He said that the blueprint for residency training would help to avoid
misunderstanding at different levels of implementation.
According to him, it will also help in minimising acrimony and industrial
disharmony between resident doctors and hospitals management.
The doctors went on strike over the non-payment of arrears of salaries of
some doctors for over four months by the Integrated Personnel and
Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
They are also demanding the training and retraining of resident doctors.
Abdullahi said the NEC also gave the Federal Government a four-week
ultimatum to investigate alleged victimisation of its members at the Federal
Medical Centre, Owerri.
He said the NEC also demanded the implementation of the Consolidated
Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) at the Enugu State University Teaching
Hospital. [NAN]
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