As a 21-day deadline given to the Federal Government ends on July 23, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that it will stop medical services across the country if the government does not meet its demands.
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Doctors who care for pregnant women say many deaths during and after pregnancy in Nigeria could be avoided if women had fewer children.
Doctors in the South-West zone of Nigeria have warned they may go on strike if the Federal Government does not cancel a new allowance policy they say is unfair.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have called for an immediate end to hiring doctors as temporary or casual workers in public hospitals. They say this practice is unfair, cannot last long, and is one of the main reasons doctors are leaving Nigeria.
Doctors in Nigeria have warned people to stop the habit of drinking alcohol to stay warm during cold or rainy weather. They say this practice is harmful to health.
The Akwa Ibom State Government has said it will close down health centers that are using unqualified medical workers.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Aniekan Peter, has said that the Federal Government is slowly turning doctors into modern-day slaves by making them work hard without fair pay.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected a new circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. The circular outlines new allowance payments for medical and dental officers working for the federal government.
A doctor who specializes in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery, Dr. Adefolaseye Adebayo, has criticized the Nigerian government’s plan to send doctors and other health workers to Saint Lucia. She said it doesn’t make sense when the country is already struggling with a shortage of medical workers.
A group called the Coalition of Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Education Institutions in Nigeria has sent a petition to the Federal Government. They are protesting what they call the “illegal and unfair” dismissal of a doctor named Ibikunle Olaniran, who used to work at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in Ogun State.