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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its threatened strike and give the Federal Government more time to address its grievances.
The President spoke on Thursday at State House Abuja at a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association....
President Buhari assured the doctors that no agreements duly entered into by the Federal Government
would be dishonoured by his administration. The President called for greater understanding and support from doctors and all Nigerians in view of the present short fall in national revenue brought about by the decline of crude oil prices.
would be dishonoured by his administration. The President called for greater understanding and support from doctors and all Nigerians in view of the present short fall in national revenue brought about by the decline of crude oil prices.
The President also gave the NMA delegation an insight into his administration's plan to establish ten
thousand primary healthcare centres across the country in the next two years.
thousand primary healthcare centres across the country in the next two years.
Minister of Health , Professor Isaac Adewole described the plan to establish more healthcare centres as "the single most ambitious health plan for the poor in the history of Nigeria".
The NMA delegation led by President, Dr. Kayode Obembe had called for the implementation of
the report of the Yayale Ahmed Committee on better relations among professional groups in the
health sector.
the report of the Yayale Ahmed Committee on better relations among professional groups in the
health sector.
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