Tag: doctors
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Coronavirus: Resident doctors call off strike
Gombe State chapter of Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on March 16. Dr. Saidu Alhassan, the state President of the association disclosed this at a news conference in Gombe on Sunday. Alhassan said that the association decided to call off the strike for the sake…
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FCT withdraws sack threats to striking doctors, returns to negotiation table
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has withdrawn its threat to sack striking medical doctors within the FCT if they failed to go back to work within 48 hours. The withdrawal of the sack threat followed the intervention of the House of Representatives Committee on Health Services and the Leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association. According…
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Abuja doctors on strike risk mass sack
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday in Abuja issued a 24-hour ultimatum to striking resident doctors to resume work or face mass sack. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, who issued the ultimatum at a news conference, explained that the decision was reached after an emergency meeting of top management staff…
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Two doctors, 14 others die of Lassa fever in Bauchi
Bauchi State Surveillance Support has disclosed that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 14 other people in the state. Surveillance officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, told journalists yesterday at the Lassa Fever Camp, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), that 43 cases had been confirmed in the state since January 2020. Lawal said…
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We buy cars for public officers, but we cannot pay doctors- Iretiola Doyle
Veteran actress and media personality, Iretiola Doyle has shared her thoughts on the state of the nation. Commenting on the recent strike action embarked on by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter, Doyle said at a time when they should be given bonuses, they are being owed salaries. Doctors, nurses, soldiers, policemen etc.…
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BREAKING: Amid COVID-19 red alert, Abuja Doctors down tools
Amid COVID-19 red alert, members of Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have embarked on indefinite strike over non-payment of their salaries. The President of the FCT chapter of the association, Dr Roland Aigbovo, said at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja that the strike, which started on Monday, was to…
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Four Sampdoria players, doctor test positive to coronavirus
Sampdoria has announced that four more of its players and one of its doctors have tested positive for COVID-19. The club stated that after forward Manolo Gabbiadini tested positive on Thursday, it carried out tests on defender Omar Colley, midfielder Albin Ekdal, forward Antonino La Gumina, and midfielder Morten Thorsby, who all had light symptoms,…
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Outrage as doctors embark on strike despite coronavirus outbreak
Amidst panic over the detection of coronavirus in the country, resident doctors of the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital on Saturday embarked on a five-day warning strike to press home their demand for an enhanced pay package. Many residents of Enugu have criticized the timing of the strike at this time of national emergency. The…
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With five medical staff death, Doctors raise alarm, plead with Buhari over Lassa fever
Resident doctors in Nigeria have called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Lassa fever. The group, under the aegis of Association for Resident Doctors, made the call in Abuja on Saturday as the country is currently battling the scourge of Lassa fever. It has become a yearly occurrence for Nigeria…
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Doctors protest over stripping of female colleague by patient’s family in Abuja
Some doctors in Abuja on Thursday protested the stripping of their female colleague by relatives of a patient who later died at Maitama General Hospital. While embarking on their rally, the doctors held placards “We Care for You Why Beat Us’’, “Better Securities in our Hospitals’’, “Say No to Violence Against Health Workers” and…