Nasarawa NARD chapter joins nationwide strike, paralyses medical activities

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors in Nasarawa State has joined the the national body of the association in the nationwide strike.
The State President of the Association, Dr Moses Joshua, disclosed this to Journalists in Lafia. Dr Joshua said the Union joined the strike following the directive by the national body to press home their demands.

According to him, the issue raised by the National body were not peculiar to the Federal Government institutions alone but were issues that affect the Association nationwide.

He said centralisation of house officers where all house officers will be centrally pool, just like NYSC where these house officers can be posted to various Hospitals was also discussed and form part of what under contention.

Dr Joshua who noted that there was no better time than for Government at levels to address all the issues raised to rescue the healthcare system from its shamble, appealed to the state government to use the opportunity available to address the issues raised by the national body in the state.