Nigerian doctors has recently issued the government a two-week ultimatum to fulfil the agreements made with them, including a 200% salary rise.
Nigerian doctors want a pay increase and more staff in hospitals
Nigerian doctors working in public hospitals have insisted that the said agreement reached with the Federal Government over salary and other issues should be fulfilled within two-week.
However, the previous government had promised to resolve the matters after a five-day warning strike in May but nothing was done before President Muhammadu Buhari left office at the end of that month.
In a statement, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that two weeks’ notice was enough time for authorities to address the problems.
This comes a month after the doctors said they would give the new government time to look into it.
Having that their demands includes a 200% salary rise, payment of outstanding arrears, payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund and adequate replacement of clinical staff to cushion the effect of staff shortages.
The association also went further to send warnings that if all its demands were not met by 19 July, it “cannot guarantee industrial harmony in the health sector” across the country.
As poor funding, inadequate facilities and low remuneration of health workers have led to many health professionals seeking opportunities abroad.
(AFP)