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Nigeria's Health Minister, Mr. Isaac Adewole, has ordered that all striking resident doctors in government teaching hospitals be replaced by the hospital authorities.
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In a circular issued to heads of federal tertriary health institutions on Tuesday, Isaac accused the striking doctors of failing to attend their training programmes despite ongoing negotiations.
"In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the Doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training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," Boade Akinola, the ministry's spokesperson said in the circular.
"Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the Residency Training Program 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," he added.
Related: Resident Doctors Commence Nationwide Indefinite Strike
In a circular issued to heads of federal tertriary health institutions on Tuesday, Isaac accused the striking doctors of failing to attend their training programmes despite ongoing negotiations.
"In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the Doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training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," Boade Akinola, the ministry's spokesperson said in the circular.
"Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the Residency Training Program 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," he added.
