As members of the National Association of Resident Doctors
(NARD) resumed duty in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), they have called
for public understanding...
Speaking to Vanguard on Friday, the President of the
association, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja, Dr. Emmanuel Obaye, appealed
to the public to understand that the recent strike action by resident doctors
was not geared towards punishing sick members of the society, but to compel the
federal government to listen to their demands for better healthcare service for
all According to him, their demands aim at ensuring the interests of both
healthcare-givers and healthcare-receivers were protected. He added that doing
the contrary whether covertly or overtly would go against the ethics of the
medical profession. Dr. Obaye accused the government of trying to destroy the
health system in the country and continue its promotion of medical tourism to
other countries, if not checked by well-meaning groups and individuals. “The
hallmark of our 10-day strike action was getting the government to agree to
submit our demands. “Any serious government would agree with us in regards to
what we are demanding for; knowing fully that the health care system in the
country is almost in a comatose condition,” he said. Obaye reiterated that at
the next general meeting of the association which comes up in two weeks’ time,
the efforts of the Federal Government towards meeting their demands will be
appraised and the next line of action will be made public. “For now, resident doctors
in Abuja are fully mobilized and motivated to work as you can observe. We will
not relent in providing the best quality of service to the people even as we
press the government to improve the poor service conditions in the health
sector,” he assured.
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