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Medical doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have faulted President Muhammadu Buhari and other top politicians’ regular medical trips abroad even as they blamed the situation on the poor state of the country’s health institutions.
President of NMA, Dr. Mike O. Ogirima, said yesterday that the poor working conditions in the country’s apex health institutions, which has led to the continuous patronage of foreign hospitals by top government officials and increasing medical tourism to hospitals overseas by affluent Nigerians is the major reason why the NMA is backing the strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
Ogirima in a chat with Guardian threatened to take legal action and also going on strike if necessary if the Federal Government does not back down on its threat of sacking resident doctors who are on strike, which would worsen the health situation in the country.
President of NMA, Dr. Mike O. Ogirima, said yesterday that the poor working conditions in the country’s apex health institutions, which has led to the continuous patronage of foreign hospitals by top government officials and increasing medical tourism to hospitals overseas by affluent Nigerians is the major reason why the NMA is backing the strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
Ogirima in a chat with Guardian threatened to take legal action and also going on strike if necessary if the Federal Government does not back down on its threat of sacking resident doctors who are on strike, which would worsen the health situation in the country.
