The Federal Government today ordered the immediate sack of all striking resident doctors in the country.
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in a circular signed
by Amina Shamaki, permanent secretary of the ministry directed chief medical
directors (CMDs) and medical directors (MDs) of FG tertiary health institutions
to fill the vacancies created by resident doctors who
have “abandoned” their
programme.
The circular reads:
“It has come to the
notice of the management of the ministry that some resident doctors in your
establishment have voluntarily withdrawn from the residency training program by
refusing to report for training without authorisation. Public service rule, PSR
030402 (e) is relevant.
“This is in spite of the
ongoing negotiations on their demands put forward by the representatives of the
National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) under the auspices of the
Nigerian Medical Association.
“In view of this
development, you are hereby directed to replace all the doctors that have
withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the
training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap
in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.
“Meanwhile, the
ministry is working with the panel on the review of the residency training
programme in Nigeria, led by Professor Wole Atoyebi, the registrar of the
National Postgraduate Medical College, to fast-track the development of a
comprehensive blueprint for postgraduate training of doctors in the country.
“Please, ensure
immediate compliance.”
Resident doctors in government hospitals embarked on a
nationwide strike on Monday.
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