FG Mobilizes Corps Members To Replace Striking Resident Doctors

FG has mobilized Corps Members to render health services amidst resident Doctors strike, says Ehanire.

Truetells Nigeria reports that Osagie Ehanire, minister of health has revealed the federal government has mobilized consultants doctors, and corps members to fill the void left behind by striking resident doctors.

Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja today August 12, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said although the increasing number of confirmed cases calls for concern, it isn’t enough to impose a lockdown.

On Wednesday, August 11, Nigeria recorded 790 cases of new COVID19 infections. The recent surge in infections has been partly attributed to the Delta variant, which is believed to be more contagious and deadlier.

On the current strike action by resident doctors across the country, the Health Minister said the Federal government would implement a ‘no work, no pay’ rule. He said the doctors, under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, should sdesist from embarking on strike actions as a means of making their demands. He urged the doctors to consider other options in the interest of the country, particularly at a time the country is in a war situation.