{"id":48136,"date":"2021-08-10T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=48136"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T14:52:29","slug":"fg-to-blame-for-nard-strike-taraba-nma-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fg-to-blame-for-nard-strike-taraba-nma-chairman","title":{"rendered":"FG to blame for NARD strike \u2013 Taraba NMA chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has again blamed the Federal Government over the ongoing strike embarked on by the members of the National Association of Residents Doctors (NARD).<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the association, Dr. Nkanta Edet, who faulted the government while speaking at the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference (AGM\/SC) of the association in the state, expressed sadness with the way and manner the government has continued to relegate members of the profession to the background.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing that the Universal Health Coverage(UHC) was not all about resident doctors, but involved relevant stakeholders, including politicians, administrators, the community and all cadres of health workers, the need for the government to motivate doctors in the country in order to prevent brain drain, he said, has become necessary.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201chealthcare service delivery is always disrupted once there is industrial action\u201d adding that \u201cfor the ongoing strike, the blame should be at the doorsteps of the government for not giving healthcare the necessary attention it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We are sorry for ongoing strike action \u2013 NMA apologises to Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Visibly dejected he said \u201cIt is regrettable that the government failed to honour the MoU reached with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) about three months ago, resulting in the resumption of a nationwide strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edet siad that for the nation to achieve the UHC, the government needs to employ doctors as medical officers of health in the Local Government Councils.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UHC\u201d in his words \u201cis necessary for the less privileged to access quality health care and we must work towards achieving this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also encouraged senior medical practitioners to always mentor the younger doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Urging the younger doctors to be diligent in their duties and offer selfless service to humanity, he said the AGM is an annual event for all doctors in the state to interact and come up with policies to enhance effective health care delivery in the State.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the guest speaker, Dr. Uchechukwu Rowland, a Consultant Dermatologist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, urged physicians to look out for skin rashes as COVID-19 has skin manifestations.<\/p>\n<p>Over 500 persons benefited from the free medical outreach of the NMA in Mallum village while awards were given to deserving members and stakeholders in the society, among whom includes the Executive Secretary of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, Alhaji Aminu Hassan Jauro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has again blamed the Federal Government over the ongoing strike embarked on by the members of the National Association of Residents Doctors (NARD). 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