Medical doctors in Nigeria will begin an indefinite strike today after the Federal Government failed to heed a warning the doctors issued two weeks ago.
The president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Kayode Obembe, said the doctors had written an open letter to Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, listing a set of grievances and demands which are
- The post of Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (DCMAC) has been circularised and operational,” the doctors’ letter stated. Rather than abolish it, the NMA hereby demands that four DCMACs for teaching hospitals and three for the federal medical centres be appointed to assist the Chairmen, Medical Advisory Committee, whose statutory responsibilities are too heavy for any single individual to handle. Directors in other government agencies are supported by several Deputy Directors, Such a DCMAC must have same qualifications as the CMAC.”
-The NMA demanded that all health workers should be able to attain the height of their career (grade level 17) without the nomenclature of “Director” in the hospital setting, arguing that in this way, the Teaching Hospital Act will not be violated.
-The NMA demands that grade level 12 (CONMESS 2) in the health sector must be skipped for medical doctors. Consequently, no medical/dental practitioner should be on that grade level anymore,” the doctors insisted.
-Immediate appointment of a “surgeon-general of the federation” as promised by President Goodluck Jonathan.
- Minimum hazard allowance of N100, 000 per month for medical doctors, adding that the specialist allowance should be adjusted as contained in the 2009 collective bargaining agreement.
-All doctors on CONMESS 3 and above must be paid specialist allowance or its equivalent that is not less than 50% higher than what is paid to other health workers.
-The position of Chief Medical Director/Medical Director must continue to be occupied by a medical doctor, as contained in the Act establishing tertiary hospitals. The position remains sacrosanct and untouchable,” the NMA further demanded.
-The medical body also urged the institution of a health trust fund to facilitate the upgrade of all hospitals in Nigeria.
*wahala dey oooooo!...different wahala from different angles?
The health sector is Nigeria was already limping on one bad foot,with this strike,it will become totally handicapped and redundant,the rot will get even worse.GOD BLESS NIGERIA.
God please give us good health of mind and body. All these strikes from different angles. If na who wan die, e for don go since. Private hospitals, na their time to shine.
ReplyDeleteGosh dis this is rele bad...and to think my lil sis just came back for her clinicals. Naija wch way???
DeleteTeachers should please as a matter of the above.........make same or higher demands.
ReplyDeleteThere must a Teacher general of the fedration......for a start.
Gosh.....I hate this proud people called NMA.
We hate u too. Mumu
DeleteMr teacher..u have just exhibited your stupidity! How does ur comment relate to the issue at hand?
DeleteIts not in my habit to reply idiots.
DeleteHowever,u just showed what NMA is made up of.......bunch of bloated ego centered fools.
Is it not a teacher that thought u fowls?
Is ur ethical oath not to save lifes and not to amass wealth?
What makes u guys more important than other profession?
That's how u guys crippled our unorthodox practioners and made that sector that is second largest in China a no go area in this country.
Quacks in the name of professionals.
The pharmaceautical department,u guys have equally made them lower than u,even when doctors of pharmacy is more knowledgeble than u bunkums.
Am sure my President won't succumb to ur useless antics.
Charles Arinze.... what do you know about the hypocrates oath please?? geezz...please talk about the subject you teach! Or did a female doctor refuse your advances?
DeleteNow I know who you are. Dumb johesu. You have just exposed yourself.
DeleteU jus said my mind o,thank u
DeleteWe hate u too fool...come read in med.school. For you to be able to pass in medical school,you have to sacrifice sleep. At most 4hr sleep. Do you know what it takes to pass MBBS? OMG....Doctors have suffered. If your relation where to be a Dr,I know u'll support the struggle. Jealousy won't let you be a Doctor.
DeleteAll u doctors are just bloody greedy so just shut up? Your attitude sucks.... Lazy money guzzlerS.... Every ailment is malaria u have to insist u wanna get tested b4 they send u for proper investigation.... Those who work in public hospitals are the worst..... Never show concern but will want u to go to dia private clinics..... Give your proffession a human face and stop being greedy.... Imagine charging 2 k for consultancy then like 5k bill just to give u paracetamol and malaria tabs..... Some private hospitals are just useless and all they want is money.... U wil all answer for the blood u are sharing during these useless strikes on judgement day....
DeleteGod help your people. Which way naija
ReplyDeleteThe Government should oblige their demands ASAP, their job is so demanding and it is only fair they are well taken care of, Sebi Dr Orela Dimples?
ReplyDeleteNa wao. Dat one dey wan make pple die be dat. God help us in Nigeria
ReplyDeleteFunny dp but jokes aside sha Plz who got any useful information on were I cud get affordable surgery on my Hernia n what hospital in lag or Benin it's done, tho its not big but beginning to be a burden on me cus I regularly dress corporate now, need matured advice plz... Tnks
ReplyDeleteGo to UBTH benin.oops doctors r on strike sorry.can't vouch for any private hospital
DeleteDon't know why Nigerian doctors are not even paid one third of the salary of oil company workers while they are the ones saving lives. I dnt really blame not even d nurses the way clients are treated in the hospitals, d salary is peanut compared to the task. For once, Jonathan tackle this issue properly.
ReplyDeleteSo because the salary is peanut the patients should be treated like monkeys? How much is the peanut salary you just talked about? Is the salary of a resident doctor below 100k? How much do registrars earn? The task is tedious no doubt but people should not be treated badly in hospitals and lives should be valued more than money. Some of these doctors you see carrying placards and singing solidarity songs are also into private practice. Must people die before you can prove a point? That's the only issue I have with this.
DeleteMadam serpent, our government only responds when demands are made the hard way...get it?
DeleteMy dear....just keep off salary ish.....I work. 24hrs a day....at times 36hrs straight... My mum was on admission I couldn't take adequate care because I had to be there for other patients.... I couldn't donate blood for my mum I had to beg people because My blood type is rare I had to give a child wit my same blood type than my mum just because my mums blood type can be easily accessed.....and yet the lots like you are unappreciative.. Don't you say we treat people anyhow....we try our best and that is it..you mention 100k like it's a huge thing....there are times are pay for patients care from my salary...
DeleteThe task is tedious but with your mindset I bet you can't survive....I get in contact with highly infectious patients daily....people that evenbas your relatives you abandon them....and yet you are screaming 100k.....I see as many as 25patients in a clinic session that runs from 8 to 1pm...and ingrates like you open your mouth to say patients are treated badly
...the abroad you compare Nigeria to ask how many patients a doctor is to see in a day for optimal care....we go out of our way for the love of man and some people like you still say trash....see your mouth like lives should be valued more than money...I'm not saying it's a wrong adage if at all it is....but you don't expect me to leave my kids at home in the hands of a nanny day in day out.....and I don't have enough money to even get a sleep in nanny to handle my.kids....
.....you better face your government and plead with them to make life conducive for doctors so dat instead of running abroad were the grass is actually greener..they will be willing to stay in the rural areas in order to render better health care...
And yes the salary is peanut
*smiles* no need to get extremely angry orela. You can state your case without the name calling. Everyone has a story. Do have yourself a nice day.
Deleteits so sad to know that Nigerians are quick to insult doctors. I risk my life every single day attending to patients. I go to work 7days a week whenever I have bad patients in the wards. I'm on call every week and on weekend calls from fri to sun every fortnight and that excludes my weekly call. I have been pricked by needles too many times and on some of these occasions, the patients have been HIV positive. I am a doctor and I am proud to be one. I didn't spend 8years in school to come and count sand. if I took time to learn about the human mind and body, I don't see why I should not be adequately compensated. I know a lot of you will claim we took an oath but is oath is basically about swearing to practice medicine honestly. which is exactly what I do. i have paid for surgeries and tests for a number patients who I knew were probably going to die without them just like orela. yes, we doctors spend our salary on other people. some of u say we also work in private clinics. I agree and it's because we have to make ends meet. this strike is not about money. some other health workers are trying to undermine us in this country and we will not agree. is it too much to ask that a doctor remains a doctor, a pharmacist remains a pharmacist and a nurse remains a nurse? why would a pharmacist or nurse or lab technician want to become a consultant? you see, being a consultant in our profession, is the highest qualification you can attain as a doctor. to be a consultant, u have to go back to school for another 4,5 or 6 years depending on your course of study. why would any of these ppl dream of becoming a consultant in that context without passing through the rigours of the profession. if that is the case then a registrar should also be a consultant without any issues. these people want to be present at ward rounds! for what? they have absolutely no knowledge about medicine and surgery. it's an insult! and it makes me very angry. it's unfortunate that the masses are made to suffer but strike action is the only language that the govt understands. these ppl who call themselves johesu went on strike for a few days and the govt acceded to their demands. why should a non university graduate be a medical director? the term is medical director and not managing director. why can't we have a surgeon general? is there no attorney general? can a paralegal become a judge or can a bricklayer claim to be an engineer? emergency services are open at all hospitals anyway. it's only out patient departments that are not working. ppl,pls lets be reasonable for a bit. we are also human beings and shouldn't be treated like animals just because we decided to study medicine. enough is enough.
DeleteI am fully in support of this strike... d doctors work 2 much 4 d peanut dey r paid. 48hrs strait in d clinic n he is paid an amount less dn 1 sitting allowance 4 d members of the house of assembly of the house of reps who do practically nothing... Nigeria should please give dem what they are demanding for
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Delete@orela dimples please inbox ur email to chrisbun@mail.com is important.
DeleteWell said Orela...madam big salary..do you know how much immunoglobulin costs for doctors that have been infected with HBV amongst other infectious diseases we are exposed to on a daily basis?
DeleteHow much can u quantify not being there for your family even during festive seasons and public holidays?
Do you know what it means to cater for others even when you are sick and have your personal issues?
Yes..its a calling!..but come on..doctors are humans too!
Madam please do well to also compare the salaries of doctors in Nigeria and those abroad...since you know much about salaries,!
Your trend of thought is very pathetic and disturbing!
Yes, am a doctor! And am not ashamed to ask for what I deserve!
How can you work 24 hours straight? Have you heard of burn out? That's why most of you are frustrated. Go home after 12 hours,that's the most I work.
DeleteTo the madam calling oil workers,
DeleteI find this so dumb and irritating whenever any issue about drs salaries comes up someone starts to bitch about oil workers.
Sister! Most oil work na private work. No be government so there is no basis for comparison.
Biko jideofor!
Have you ever watched a woman having a baby without medical assistance in a hospital because of a strike action? Have you seen a baby slide out while everyone sits and watch like it's a movie? Has any of your loved ones died because of lack of medical attention during a strike? When that happens to you, then we can talk. You don't know my occupation, neither do you know how many hours I work. Everyone should be paid what's entitled to them but that shouldn't be at the expense of another's life. Let's not get so emotional that we lose sight of the things that are really important. Once a person is dead, you can only cry buy that won't bring them back. If I was frustrated or couldn't survive *giggles* as one of you implied, I probably would have gotten angry as some of you did and started raining insults. Its like a debate, you state your points in a mature fashion and let the arguments kick in and at the end of the day we shake on it and go our separate ways after all we don't know each other from anywhere. Insults won't make you win an argument, it can only make you feel relevant and good about yourself for a while... By the way there's a man who says he has hernia on this post. It would be nice if one of you could channel some energy over there. Domo arigato.
DeleteShut up Orela stupid who forces U to become a doctor? Do u not know that for a medical proffession money can never compensate for the life u save? It's a proffession where u make sacrifice and if u can't abide by your oath then u are just an unserious and greedy bunch... Most doctors attitude sucks especially in general hospitals....how many people get paid what they deserve in naija..... Am happy that in all everybody gets to go 6 feet under so make una continue to dey kill people..... Una time will surely come
DeleteGEJ will definitely 'condemn' this act..*no pun intended*
ReplyDeletebut which way forward tho?
nothing is working in this country, ASUP has been on strike since like forever and our govt cares more abt which political party is winning and which is not.
God pls deliver us from the hands of these evil men called politicians.
The wahala wey dey dis country pass us. FG pay HYPREP der money ohhhhh. Minister of pet. Resources, if u ger to see dis pay us our money. Haba. Its 18months already.
ReplyDeleteHappy new month SDKers! I'm happy, I'm alive plus its my bday! I'm thanking God for his blessings
ReplyDeleteHBD Cyntier.
DeleteNigeria medical doctor's association should talk about how to organise re-training for it's members to 21st century medical practice. Stop pay as you go service they collect from patients before they start treatment because so many Nigerians has been lost from such practice. Innocent pregnant mothers/kids are lost daily due to carelessness from our doctors. (Yes it has happen to my family members friends and relatives) Priorities should be given to emergency patients not money first before treatment, treat patients before money. Your strike should be how to reduce death caused by carelessness from your doctors not seeking for more association post. 90% of deaths in Nigeria are preventable but our doctors are mostly careless in most cases. Meanwhile I had a doctor as brother he died of same careless treatment wrong diagnosis.
ReplyDeleteYou guys need modern training.
There is continous medical education... You have to go through that and you are awarded points yearly and those points are used in the renewal of doctors license in Nigeria....
DeleteAnd as regards emergency treatment...priorities are given to patients with emergency because we resuscitate first before even payment.... Then these patients are poor that some abscound with out payment if bills when they are a bit stable.....
Jay Moore so sorry about your brother
DeleteShut up your dirty mouth. If you govt had refused to fund adequately hospitals and resdiency programs what do u expect them to do? Use their money. It all books down to the corrupt govt so stop talking out of ignorance
Delete@Anonymous 11.00 the way most of you show you stupidity under peoples comments are baffling. Who's now ignorant you that abuse or the above commentators who made a vital comments? If you can't make a point like others why run your foolishness with abuse. Most of you poverty stricken kids on this blog need help. Stop showing your angry situation under peoples comments.
DeleteI can now see the reason for all these unnecessary familiarity on this blog. Orela dimples,why don't you attack Jaymoore the way you poured invective on sapiensexual. That's pure bias,she stated her opinion,why your diatribes back at her. As a doctor you should seek to educate people who you deemed ignorant and not this condescending manner you came up against her. Also,I know you doctors give little attention to proper spelling in your prescription notes,but your spelling and sentence syntax here could be a lot better.
DeleteOrela shut your mouth..... How dare u come and give us theory here..... Most hospitals do not treat till you pay..... How many hospitals do u know who do surgery and collect money later? Life first.... They should work out ways of debt collection in govt hospitals but priority should be life first
DeleteShe has to be bias because she's lovestruck. Ladies! Smh. They are their own enemies.
DeleteHmmm...all i can say is that thus ppl should fear God o. Are there no other means of resolving disputes other than this incessant strikes???
ReplyDeleteNo dear...not in Nigeria
DeleteOk Stella, was waiting for when you will bring this up. NMA is just one bunch of wild humans with unadulterated ego. And pls no one shud come here saying trash below my comment if you dnt understand what's happening in the health sector in Nigeria. You however have the chance to read up this post carefully and digest. I mean how can doctors say that if other medical professionals advance in their career that it will cause anarchy. What is wrong in each and every person getting to the peak of their career? And I ask NMA, dnt we have consultants in other fields apart from medicine(ICT, and all that)? Why shud other people becoming consultants be a threat to you guys. Does being a consultant pharmacist means he/she will go consulting for a surgeon? Let Nigerians understand the reason why these people are going on strike today. They are angry because FG has refused to allow them continue oppressing other health professionals. They claim to do all these for patients benefits but all na wash. One day na one day....FG is no longer stupid. Joyfully go and make money from your private hospitals.....God dey
ReplyDeleteI see you are a frustrated JOHESU member...lol, noted.
DeleteGbamest at anonymous 12.06pm
DeleteHahaha, by their coments you shall know them. Frustrated johesu!
DeleteGod bless u Legend
DeleteU've said it jst d way it is.
Stupid anon12:06pm, did she say anything d@ isn't true?
Ode oshi
Queen Amy I'm sorry you are mistaken. Find out how much is a Consultant's specialist allowance alone and you will know they earn quite much. And need I tell you that some of these people work just for one day in a week(e.g Consultant Radiogist). Now roger that.
ReplyDeleteMy dear jay Moore.. Its not as if I don't support service before pay....it's not easy seeing patients die it's not fun certifying a patient dead.... But we should be practical if these a done....how do the hospitals get money to restock materials used....I may not bother about my time...I understand the profession is sacrificial..but my dear we should remember it's even the poor that come to teaching hospitals and they come with simple cases as severe malaria that should be attended to at even PHCs that are not effectively functional in Nigeria so at the end of the day the tertiary hospitals are overwhelmed so even after triaging patients there is still alot of people who won't get adequate care....
ReplyDeleteWe have heard u orela. Must u make 10 comments on every post. U must really be a talkative. Easy on the 'notice-me', trust me, we've already noticed u.
DeleteTnk u so much OD 4 saying my mind.Dat nipple shit is a selfish and stupid fool.She needs 2 get off dis blog.Becoming a big nuisance here. We r so over u.Dokita my ass.
DeleteDon't mind the bitch after she will say she works 24 hours a day..... Get off this blog and go and attend to patients.....doctor my royal arse
DeleteJay,I understand your pain,so sorry about your brother but then you shouldn't be quick to generalise...not all docs are bad,not all hospitals wait for money before patients are treated,countless times I have done so and even they repay you with insults in the end,it's all left for God! Sure,there is room for improvement in our healthcare system and hopefully,we would get there someday! The strike has indeed started today,more patients turn out for private hospitals I guess.Stella,been having problems commenting for a while now,comments just keep vanishing after typing,wonder what's wrong! Happy New Month Blogfam.
ReplyDeleteJay moore you're so correct!
ReplyDeleteOk Stella, was waiting for when you will bring this up. NMA is just one bunch of wild humans with unadulterated ego. And pls no one shud come here saying trash below my comment if you dnt understand what's happening in the health sector in Nigeria. You however have the chance to read up this post carefully and digest. I mean how can doctors say that if other medical professionals advance in their career that it will cause anarchy. What is wrong in each and every person getting to the peak of their career? And I ask NMA, dnt we have consultants in other fields apart from medicine(ICT, and all that)? Why shud other people becoming consultants be a threat to you guys. Does being a consultant pharmacist means he/she will go consulting for a surgeon? Let Nigerians understand the reason why these people are going on strike today. They are angry because FG has refused to allow them continue oppressing other health professionals. They claim to do all these for patients benefits but all na wash. One day na one day....FG is no longer stupid. Joyfully go and make money from your private clinics. God dey
ReplyDeleteDokita in dr sids voice aren't wat dey r termed to be. The new crop of doctors that r being produced in our teaching hosps are nothing to write home about. Proud,empty and uncouth. How can u be proud like a peacock nd still have so little upstairs? The commom masses see them as demi gods while the elites see dem for who dey are, wich is half baked and substandard. These guys should fight for intensive training rather than trying to amass wealth and pride.
ReplyDeleteSee your mouth like "uncouth"...hahahaha..elite my foot! ignoramus
Deletehahaha i agree with you.some doctors are dull
DeleteSelfish demands, dey nearly kill Fashola last year, n PDP were abusing fashola for sacking n planning to replace dem wit new ones, now it's PDP turn to attent tto dis selfish arrogant doctors dat spend 90perceent of dere time at dere Private practise site
ReplyDeleteAnd you go to the same private hospitals yeah? Abi u dey go abroad...*smh for you.
Deleteeven with their comment here you will knw they are wicked doctor that is if they are truely doctors not lab workers
DeleteOuch! Naturelle you wicked o.. lab workers? Hahahahahahahahahaha. Honestly I smh as I read some of their messages.
DeleteWe all abuse GEJ for creating unnecessary offices. Someone should pls tell me what four DCmac's will be doing in the hospital(mind you all of them doctors). Ooh I see...DCmac for kitchen. DCmac horticulture, DCmac managing women affairs(female interns and young nurses), DCmac toilet affairs and bla bla bla. Pray, tell me what the real CMac is doing sef that he needs four assistants. ...nothing. As for hazard allowance if I were FG then there should be proper job evaluation lets see who is more predisposed to hazards. Is it the Radiographers who have are being exposed to radiation everyday, medical lab scientist who inhale all manner of rubbish from specimens(urine, stool, spit etc) and are also at risk of being pricked by a needle, or so called consultants who some of them do not even come in close contact with patients but sit in their AC offices to review cases? Let hazard allowance be paid to whom it is due.
ReplyDeleteAbeg go and sleep......you think doctors just sit and look at patients?.....
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DeleteI don't know how it works where you are but consultants don't sit around doing nothing at my Hosp. some of them don't even have offices. is it the lab scientist that takes blood samples from patients? we doctors do that. is it the radiographer or nurses that perform surgeries on hepatitis b positive and HIV positive patients? IMHO 100000 is even to small. who will take care of my little children if I contract any of these diseases while performing surgery?
DeleteMocha fake doctor most hospitals I oh it's the lab scientist who take samples so what the heck are u yaking?
DeleteAnon 11:41. Kudos to you o jare. Orela dimples I see you. I work where docs dnt even try to resuscitate nor administer common first aid to a patient. Instead their first point of call is to push work to someother people so they can hurry away.
ReplyDeleteI'm a doctor..... And I do my job......I work in an institution were in if I'm to be so self sacrificing.as I think you want doctors to be in this country
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I will die before the patients sef because the work is overwhelming..... And mind you the resuscitation of a patient entails everyone having an input not only d doctor...
I work in an institution were nurses don't take proper care of patients, they don't follow rounds...blaming it on being short staffed most times and they wanna sit down and be called consultants....you don't fall I'll and consult a nurse...do you?naaaaaa.you end up saying you wanna see a doctor.....
The phlebotomist...don't wanna do their jobs....we d doctors end up taking the samples...
The lab technician can't even interpret the results...and yet you all wanna consult them....
Hmmmm.
legend you are really a frustrated johesu member
DeleteOrela nipple or whatever shit u call urself. Ur a big fool and very very stupid. How dare u talk abt nurses like dat. Wen I had my twin boys it was a nurse dat took d delivery in LUTH, even wen d so called doctor was called 2 assist no fucking doctor was seen but d nurses were there and d delivery was so perfect wit no cut. Plss nurses work their ass off and dey r paid peanut. They do night duty and are alwys around d patients. Juxx shut dat stinking piece of shit and get off dis blog. Anuoffia nwuru anwu,thunder fire u there,Ezi offia.Doctor ko,Doctor ni.
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@Chizzy are u truly a mother with all this curses u write? Very shameful from a mother. Make ur point n stop the abuse. Ajo nwanyi
DeleteOrela nipple??? just got served. *grabs a chair and sips tea* pls come back with some reinforcement because chizzy just hung your ass out to dry.
DeleteOrela or watever u call urslf ! Ve told ,dnt talk trash abt nurses again! U can go on strike for all we care, d hosp will go on! Other medical profesionals are available. Medical student syndrome is worrying u .
DeleteStupid anon replying everybody, fool like you, aren't you the most frustrated he-goat here? Dumb ass like you claiming you know jack. Make a constructive sentence atleast like Orela if you went to school. You dirty low life idiot. I have no time for you jumping at every comment, say something reasonable and after that give yourself a bottle of kaikai from me. Drink to death fooooool.
ReplyDeleteYou've just given yourself a class.Sorry for waisting my precious time with you.
DeleteI am tired of this their strike i beg!
ReplyDeleteDear Mocha and Orela!
ReplyDeleteThe main problem i see here is the lack of a good working relationship among members of the interdisciplinary team. I don't even think you guys understand you are a team. Why is a doctor drawing blood when there is nurse and phlebotomist available??? that is a task you delegate. Respect is also very important, it's so much easier to help out someone you know respects you. for instance, if a doctor is been condescending towards a nurse and later on needs to delegate a task to that nurse, he/she can find a way to fake been busy to get out of doing it. mehn, so many inner problems i see here that goes beyond better pay...Abeg make una aslo petition for better diagnostic equipment. Do we even have a comprehensive stroke center in Nigeria?
Mocha sorry to disappoint you, I'm no frustrated johesu or whatever. You guys hate to hear the truth. Did u pass thru a med school atall? saying nurses do not have any knowledge abt medicine n surgery.... you are high on cow dung. Chop my shit.
ReplyDeletechop your own shit my dear. please tell me how many surgeries nurses can perform. enough said. bye Felicia
DeleteYou want a partner in ur class abii. Make a meaningful sentence nau e dey hard you. Aren't you reading comments from your mates?
ReplyDeleteAs sad as it can be...nigerian health sector is going to a state of crisis . It's disheartening that NMA is going on strike on some issues that only people in the medical system can understand..To the new breed of doctors quoting laws here...there's no where in the teaching hospital act that the medical director must be a medicaldoctor...The law says sny personnel that is medically qualified...Lets take cues from the developed countries and stop all this hospital fight...All other professions now graduate with PharmD and DPT...Nobody is downplaying one another...professionals are being exposed and everybody must be where they right fully belongFYI...I am a first contact professional. ..I do not recieve orders from the doctors,they knoe nothing about my job,and I bring my patient back to full function.When doctors give up and are hopeless on patients. ..I do a wonderful job...5gully
ReplyDeletecak direct9r woukd be
Arrogant and foolish doctors like this loud mouthed Orela pimples are the type who think they know more than nurses and are superior to other medical practitioners..... This stupid strike is just more of a class struggle..... A lot of you have lost that passion to save life's and it's a shame on your proffession
ReplyDeleteAbeg, we doctors can't win in this country. We will never be appreciated. Those of us that can leave the country should please leave as soon as we can. As for the other medical professionals fighting for power, they are just typical Nigerians. They want the glory but not the work associated with it
ReplyDeleteNobody should insult me cos I didn't do that to anymore. Where I work phlebotomist DO NOT take samples from patients. Nurses do not take samples or even set IV lines. They tell us that it's not their job. Even if a patient is dehydrated, they will wait for the doctor. To the person who talked about a nurse delivering her baby, my dear it's her job. Doctors don't need to be there unless there is a complication. We have fantastic mid wives for that. Legend please tell me how many surgeries a nurse can perform. I don't know how it works anywhere else but at mine. We used to sleep on the floor if there was no patient during call duty before they just got us a miserable boarding house bunk bed. Imagine what that does to my morale. Leaving my comfort to attend to mostly ungrateful patients. Some patients are equally very rude too. A patient has told me before that ko ni da fun mi just because I was attending to him on a daily basis. He was old and ill, wanted to go home but his family wanted him treated. Nobody can understand what we go through until you wear our shoes. My child was molested by my maid whenever I was on call. It was a horrible situation and I'm still not over it. I don't have a choice but to do the work. Is it too much to ask for a better working environment? Emergency services are working. To the guy with the hernia, don't worry. It's not an emergency unless it's obstructed. If it no longer goes in and u r vomiting, go to the nearest Hosp. Emergencies are open
ReplyDeleteKeke napep cannot claim to be a four wheel drive. Everybody should respect the limits of their profession. Why would I go to the hospital to see the consultant nurse? How many years training does he/she have? Has he/she gone through a minimum of six years medical school or through another six years of residency after being an intern for one year? Am not a medical doctor but a professional and on hearing the johesu resolution, I predicted the strike and support it. Just pray the masses don't fall I'll within the period....that's if it's possible.
ReplyDeleteJohesu want to be chief medical directors too. What's medical about them? They should have started by agitating for the title to be changed from chief medical director to chief health director...am still not a doctor in support of the strike.
ReplyDeletethis issue doesnt call for all these abuses you all are rendering.to b sincerelike one of the writer on this blog wrote,the medical profession is a joint team,its nt independent,the doctors needs nurses because they all always close t the patient,they need tha lab technicians that would snd the result of tests e.t.c.one of the problem i see her is ego 'some doctors'have this ego and pride that they are the head of teh medical team ,meanwhile they are not nobody is the head coz all health wrkers need eachother to function effectively,if that is the case ,ois it when a doctor is preping for an operation that he would go and dget a lab result?or set the infuson of a patient?no!they cant do all at a timr thats why there is delagation of duties.and you that is abusing nurses,to be sincere the nurses do more of the job coz they ae closer to the patient than the doctor so dont say nurses dont do their jobs
ReplyDeleteif they are requesting for hazard allowance then all health workers must recieve such because no be only them dey xposed to hazard for hospital,infact evry staff in the hospital is exposed to it .so they should stop acting like they are the only one xposed to hazard....mschewwwwww.
ReplyDeleteabout teaching allowance who are they teaching?u mean the nurses,never!!!i can testify ythat some nurses are critical thinkers than some of them HOS.what stupid allowance is that
Hmmmm, Nigeria I hail thee. My dear Marvin you must have a leader in a team , you must have a captain in a ship, if not you head for failure/if not your movement is directionless. Pls don't be sentimental about such stuff. I guess, from the name, you must be male. The same you will come here one day to lecture us how "there must one head in a home".
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, Nigeria I hail thee. My dear Marvin you must have a leader in a team , you must have a captain in a ship, if not you head for failure/if not your movement is directionless. Pls don't be sentimental about such stuff. I guess, from the name, you must be male. The same you will come here one day to lecture us how "there must one head in a home".
ReplyDeleteDoro sweet did you just say nurses are critical thinkers. Hmmmm, you must be doro delusional.
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