FG, resident doctors sign agreement after 7-hour long negotiation
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Action, MoA, with the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, geared towards averting the planned nationwide strike of resident doctors billed to commence Thursday, April 1.
Patients groan as NARD begins nationwide total strike
Excludes doctors in isolations By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale Many patients seeking healthcare services in different public-owned hospitals in Lagos were stranded on Monday as members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD made good their threat to embark on a nationwide industrial action. The medical doctors had recently in an official letter […]
Zimbabwe deploys military doctors amid medical workers strike
Zimbabwe’s government has deployed military doctors to state hospitals after medical workers went on strike across the country, local media report. On Tuesday, doctors boycotted work in protest at the alleged abduction of their union leader, Peter Magombeyi, BBC Africa reported. Dr Magombeyi had organised a series of strikes over poor pay and working conditions […]
Strike: Should we return home and die?
The aggrieved doctors also claimed that they embarked on the strike because they were tired of hearing ‘I will do this’ from government, saying what they wanted to hear is ‘I have done this’
Oshiomhole faults resident doctor’s strike
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has faulted the ongoing strike by a section of doctors in public health institution in the country, under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors, saying that same negates their professional ethics.
