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  • Doctors say I couldn’t conceive, now I have a baby boy

    When human efforts failed to solve her predicament, Blessing Nanna said she turned to God. When she was diagnosed with fibroid sometimes ago, doctors and medical reports gave her little chance and all ruled out her chance of having a child. She told Niger Delta Report that she was declared unfit to give birth, unless she undertook a surgical operation.

    However, the mourning of the woman was turned into joy recently when she was blessed her with abouncing baby boy, who she aptly christened ‘Miracle’.

    The mood of the joyous woman contrasts with years ago after some medical experts in Port Harcourt declared her unfit to conceive, unless if she had another surgical operation on her womb. The advice did not go down well with her due to her terrible experience during her last fibroid operation which, she said was complicated and led to frequent discharge from her womb.

    According to her, at a point she became restless and hopeless over her plight and how to stop the discharge. Doctors warned her to act fast over her failing condition so as not to endangers her life.

    Her search for solution took her to the General Overseer of ‘I-Care Ministry International Church’, Bishop Maxwell Okoro. “The man of God noticed my condition and became spiritually angry that such a thing could happen to me. So he prophesied to me and said, ‘if I am a true man of God, before you get to your house the pus will dry off’. And behold before I got to the house the pus dried off.”

    Narrating the genesis of her problem during her child’s dedication at I Care Ministry International Church, Mrs. Blessing said, “It all started in 2012, I went for fibroid surgery operation, and after then there was so much complication surrounding the operation and my womb was not only discharging pus but terribly smelling. I was ashamed of my condition; to go out was a big problem because I was afraid people could notice me. I did not tell my relatives and those around me what was happening to me except one or two persons. The worst thing is that everywhere I go people would notice the odour coming out of me. Sometimes when I go out or mingle with people they will be looking at themselves searching for where the odour is coming from. But I know where it was coming from. To ensure that people did not notice the pus I use to cover it with extra wrapper and wrap myself very well so that it will not soak for people to see.

    She continued, “When I went to the hospital that operated me, they told me that they are going to operate me again, I remember, one of the nurses at the hospital once advised me to act fast and prepare my mind on the second operation before I die. But I told them that they will not operate on me again. To the glory of God when the men of God prayed for me everything dried off. The Doctors said I will not conceive again except I undergo another operation but today this baby is the evidence that when human effort fails, God begins His work. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith and if the God of I Care Ministry can do it for me then He can also do it for another person.”

    But while she was rejoicing for the victory over fibroid and her conception, she didn’t know that she was heading for another spiritual battle during delivery. “I almost gave up the ghost during delivery. “When I took in I did not believe it. I also hid it from my husband at the early stage. During the month of delivery I was in labour for five days. When I called Bishop Maxwell he told me that since I had come in contact with I Care Ministry I will not die. When the nurses told me that the baby was coming out that was the only thing I could remember. I became unconscious and in that situation I saw myself in a forest being dragged around. The only thing I was shouting was please leave me I want to go back to see my baby. At a time I saw someone that look like Jesus watching those dragging me and He ordered them to leave me but they said no that they want my head. While I was arguing with them giving reason why I should go back to see my baby I immediately came back alive on the hospital bed. This experience shows that every man and woman that died, if allowed to come back alive, have a story to tell.”

    Bishop Okoro, the General Overseer of the Church who was born deaf and dumb before God reversed his situation, said his church is a miracle centre for those who believe what God is doing in his life. He noted that though, Blessing Nnana case is now a history and a testimony that everybody wants to hear because God is on the throne. He said God does not want any man to take His glory which he believe is the more reason children of God should not panic in a difficult situation but to look up to God.

    The man of God said because she came in contact with his ministry that was why she escaped from the land of death, “When I saw her the first time her body was decomposing, her situation was worst but God does not look at the level of your situation when He wants to proves himself before men. Before coming to my church she had gone to other places where money was collected from her. But God showed her mercy and today she is carrying her baby. It proves that God is the Almighty, wonderful and can always do miracle, the bible said there is nothing impossible for him, if you can only believe. The doctor said the only way for her to conceive was to undertake the second operation. But today she has delivered the baby free, it is only God that can do it for those who believe and that is the kind of Miracle that God has been doing in this place.”

  • Our healthcare plan, by doctors

    Our healthcare plan, by doctors

    Worried about the decline in the health system, the Nigeria Medical Association has gathered in Jos, the Plateau State capital, to chart the way forward. The doctors, at the end of their meeting, issued what they called the Jos Declaration.

    National President of the NMA Dr. Lawrence Kayode Obembe who signed the 10-point communique on behalf of his members, said Nigeria is not lacking in qualified medical doctors, only the political will of government to take care of the health needs of its own citizens.

    “At the moment, the federal government has been starving the health sector of required funds. What the federal government has been giving to its health sector annual is less than 5% of its annual budget. But what the sector desires is 15% of the annual budget.

    “This 15% we are demanding for is not an outrageous demand; this is the universal minimum standard for health coverage of a nation. Every Nigerian citizens is entitled to qualitative health coverage, this is the universal health declaration which Nigeria is signatory, we cannot afford to lag behind for this long.

    “We wish to remind the three tiers of government on the need to ensure the setting aside of a minimum of 15% of the nation’s budgetary allocation to health. This is in consonance with the African Union’s 2000 treaty in Abuja Nigeria, knowing full well that this is the recommended minimal percentage for health. Universal Health Care coverage cannot be actualised without a reliable and realistic budgeting into the nation’s healthcare services.

    The NMA further stated in their communiqué: “The NMA appreciates the FG’s recent initiative tagged “The 2014 Declaration” which aimed to ensure that the 30 per cent Coverage (UHC) target by 2015 set by the president is achievable. The declaration sought to develop a blueprint on how to ensure UHC in the country, and charged all levels of government in the country to increase budgetary allocation to health with a portion earmarked for UHC priority interventions; define a standard benefits package of essential health services that address priority health care needs of Nigerians, and inaugurate appropriate committees that will initiate actions towards the realisation of the recommendations of the Presidential Summit.

    “The NMA views this action as a right step in the right direction. The NMA commends the organisers of this summit and charge the Federal, State and Local Government authorities to faithfully implement the recommendations in the UHC 2014 Declaration to achieve the desired objectives.

    “There is no gain doubting the critical role of a healthy population in promoting sustainable economic growth and national development. To achieve this, we must not only institutionalise UHC, we need to develop our healthcare delivery systems. Adequately staffed and equipped hospitals need to be made available throughout the country, including the rural areas, where most Nigerians live.

    “The UHC Declaration has rightly identified unequal quality of health care services, and shortage and mal-distribution of human resources for health as key challenges. These manifest in the shortage and quality of health care services and human resources in our rural areas. The relevant authorities must resolve to redress this.

    The NMA supports the Federal Government’s position on the importance of health to national development, and its identification of insurance as the best vehicle to achieve universal health coverage.

    The socio-economic realities in the country at this time dictate that there is a dire need for the expansion of access to healthcare in the present-day Nigeria, requiring all levels of government and even non-governmental organisations to do everything possible to make health care available to all, especially those on the lower rungs of the social ladder. In this regard, the plan by the NHIS to enroll pregnant women and children under the age of five in the scheme by 2015 is also a step in the right direction. It will help to increase the base of participants, reduce infant and maternal mortality, and move the nation closer towards the attainment of the objectives of the scheme.

    Health insurance is one sure way to provide health care for the poor. It is, indeed, the best way to ensure that both the rich and the poor can access healthcare wherever they live in the country. It is the panacea for sustainable growth and development. NMA strongly believes that UHC will help to reduce Nigerians’ penchant for medical tourism, as it will provide a pool of funds to improve health care services in the country.

    “It is our view that the presidential mandate of 30 percent coverage of Nigerians in the NHIS by 2015 is conservative enough. The relevant agencies of government should be able to achieve and even exceed this, if they demonstrate the necessary commitment to achieving the objective. The Federal Government has rightly set the ball rolling towards the achievement of this objective with the 2014 Declaration on UHC. The challenge now is in the courts of the three tiers of government to work towards the institutionalization of the scheme. Sadly, only very few states have embraced the NHIS at the moment. It has become imperative for all states to bring their workers on board. There is the need for greater commitment of the states to UHC. It is also necessary to increase the participation of the formal sector, which has not been impressive so far, while strategies are designed to bring in the largely untapped informal sector.

    “To achieve UHC and increase enrollment in the NHIS, all hands must be on deck to promote public   enlightenment on the benefits of health insurance. The NHIS must, however, intensify improvement (e.g. digitalisation) of its operations on its ongoing biometric data capturing of participants, which has already reportedly thrown up 100,000 fake enrollees. Fraudsters must not be allowed to hijack and make nonsense of this very noble scheme.

    Commenting on the ongoing strike by medical workers across the country, the medical doctors said, “The NMA is deeply perturbed by the burden of health challenges bedeviling the nation. This is compounded by the rat-race power tussle among healthcare givers threatening the already ravaged health care system in the country. For the avoidance of doubt, the NMA wishes to inform Nigerians that doctors in Nigeria remain committed to providing qualitative health care services to the nation, even in the face of several challenges and difficulties. We hereby bring to the public notice that the members of the NMA are NOT on strike, but rather have continued to render services and keep the nation’s public health care facilities functional despite the current strike action being embarked upon by health workers. Members of the NMA will continue to keep health services running and shall not succumb to cheap blackmail. We, however, urge the government to honor all agreements so far reached with the Nigerian Medical Association, to boost the already bashed morale of the Nigeria doctor.

     

     

  • Lagos doctors plead for payment of salaries

    Lagos doctors plead for payment of salaries

    Doctors in the employ of Lagos State on Sunday staged a peaceful rally at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja to appeal for the payment of  their salaries.
    The doctors’ body, Medical Guild said the state government should temper justice with mercy to waive its “no work no pay rule”.

    It said the decision has left its member heartbroken because of unpaid salaries during strike.
    Its chairman, Dr Biyi. Kufo alleged that doctors were owed salary for the period it joined the Nigerian Medical  Association (NMA) to embark on national strike in April and May of 2012 and September this year when Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) broke out in the country. “The government said we didn’t participate but we were at work and our members were part of the volunteers who treated those who were isolated,” he said.
    Secretary, NMA Lagos State branch, Dr Babajide Saheed said the state  government did not apply the same rule when the Judiciary and teacher went on strike.

    “We consider this selective justice. A father should never treat his children differently.  There should be equality, fairness and justice,”  he noted.
    He said doctors consider the manner the state is handling the situation as a form of harassment.
    He appealed to the good people of the state to prevail on the government to have a rethink and do the needful, which is to pay doctors’ outstanding salaries.

  • Chibok girls: Women doctors urge action

    Women doctors under the aegis of Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) have urged the Federal Government to step up efforts towards securing the release of the 219 school girls languishing in insurgents’ custody.

    At a public lecture tagged: “Insecurity and the Nigerian Child, Implications, Now and the Future”, organised by the group in Lagos, its President, Dr. Iyabo Tijani said: “After a period of crisis in the health sector, there is need to get together once again and discuss topical issues. Among these is the abducted Chibok girls saga that has become an embarrassment to our country lately, hence, the theme of this lecture. Most importantly, there is need for government and security apparatuses to redouble their efforts to secure the release of the girls.”

    At the event, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, who was represented by Special Adviser on Public Health, Dr. Yewande Adeshina, said: “It is true that in the past years, Nigeria has faced some security challenges. We all aware of the Boko Haram insurgency, prominent in the northern part of the country as well as cases of kidnapping, ritual killings, child trafficking and other abuses in many parts of the nation.

    “The most vulnerable in the face of any insecurity challenge remain children. They are harmless, innocent and still in the care of their parents, yet, they find themselves in difficult situations they cannot ordinarily protect or defend themselves. The case of the over 200 Chibok girls kidnapped on April 15, 2014, remains fresh. It is unfortunate they are still in captivity six months after their abduction.”

    Frontline rights activist and guest lecturer on the occasion, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, harped on the need to tackle insecurity in the country because of its toll on children.

    “According to Global Overview report on Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), 470,500 persons were displaced in Nigeria in 2013 alone. About half of these are children displaced due to Boko Haram insurgency while 4.7 million primary school children are still not in school due to insecurity. In Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, more than 56.7 per cent have been denied access to education due to continuous attacks by Boko Haram. Government should acknowledge the failure of the security agencies; hence, there should be a complete overhaul of security system in the country to prevent security breaches. Government needs to act decisively and this can be achieved by implementing the anti-terrorism law and punish culprits of such heinous crimes capable of causing instability in the nation.”

    Odumakin later led the audience to make an open demand for the release of the girls, urging government and security forces to ensure their release and safety. “What we are asking for is the release of the girls, now and alive and we will not keep quiet until that is achieved,” she said.

  • NMA appeals to Lagos over doctors’ emolument

    NMA appeals to Lagos over doctors’ emolument

    The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to Lagos State to pay the withheld emolument of its doctors.

    NMA Lagos chapter Chairman Dr. Tope Ojo, who made the appeal in Lagos, said it was worrisome that the government withheld the emolument of the doctors for August and September following July 1 nationwide strike by its national body.

    He said other states and the FCT had complied with the agreement, leading to the suspension of the 55-day-old strike to pave the way for peace and further negotiations.

    Ojo noted that only Lagos State was yet to comply with the agreements.

    “It could be recalled that the NMA, after a series of negotiations with the government, some of its demands were met.

    “The sack of resident doctors was reversed and all outstanding emoluments had been paid as agreed, which led to the suspension of its strike action,” Ojo said.

    “It is worrisome that till date, the Lagos State government has held on to the emoluments of its doctors for August and September.

    “Also, May 2012 salary is being withheld till date in spite of several appeals. This made the government the only state that has not complied with the general agreement, ‘’ he said.

    Besides, he said the strike action was not at the instance of the Lagos State employed doctors, but the parent body of the association.

    “We do not want have an impression that the state government harbours ill-feelings against its doctors.

    ‘’The Lagos State University Academic Staff Union of University (LASU ASUU), Lagos State Polytechnic Association of Union of Polytechnic (LASPOTECH ASUP) and judiciary workers did not suffer the same fate following the suspension of their recent industrial action,” he said.

    Ojo said NMA had met with the House of Assembly, the commissioner for Health and had written two letters to Governor Babatunde Fashola for a peaceful resolution, but to no avail.

  • A union of doctors

    A union of doctors

    A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Adebayo Oshinowo (aka Pepperito), gave out his daughter, Dr Sekeenah Kehinde’s hand in marriage to Dr Abdul Hameed Adeoye at a colourful Aqidun and Walimat Nikkah. NNEKA NWANERI was there.

    It was a dream come true when former Miss Sekeenah Kehinde Oshinowo, a medical doctor with Lagos State and her counterpart, Dr Abdul Hameed Adeoye were joined in holy wedlock.

    The event would pass as one of the biggest and grandest witnessed in Lagos State in recent times. The road to the venue, the K and G Events Centre, along Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, was busy with vehicles making their way to the arena. Before long, its  parking lots were full and guests parked their cars by the road sides. The rows of cars on both sides of the road stretched for kilometres. Street urchins made brisk business directing guests to where to park their cars. Local drummers sang the praises of the guests at the gate as they entered the venue.

    It was a gathering of socialites, politicians and business moguls, who came to celebrate with family members and friends of the couple. Glamour and style were on display.

    One after the other, guests made their way into the expansive hall, which was filled.

    Many jostled to be let in at the three entrances which were manned by security officials. Only those with invitation cards were let in.

    It was a gold and silver affair. Decorations arched into the top central aisle from the sides of the hall. There was a red carpet too.  Chandeliers also dropped from the ceilings as well as big shinny disco balls of silver and gold. Colourful flowers were placed on the tables numbering about a 100. A table could take 10 guests.

    Soon, the couple arrived. First, was the groom in a white Infinity branded Limousine. Minutes later, the bride’s Rolls Royce pulled over behind it. The car was decorated with gold fabric, and there the bride sat until she was called in.

    The couple were led into the hall one after the other amid subtle Islamic songs and drum beats. Adeoye was clad in a blue suede Indian-like attire. The bride was called in afterwards. She too wore a blue Indian dress.  Later the couple changed to green coloured native dresses.

    The couple sat on separate white chairs on an elevated platform which background was decorated with hand-made paper roses. Those at the far end could see the proceedings clearly.

    The Imam of Lagos State College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Mallam Mutohir Adams, said the opening prayer before the President of the Supreme Council for Sharia, Sheik Imam Olajuwon, read from the Holy Quran.

    Though there were leagues of imams present, the preaching was delegated to the Chief Imam of the Lagos State House of Assembly, AbdulAkeem AbdulLateef.

    Imam AbdulWahab Omisore and parents of the couple were asked to witness the union.

    “Be patient Sekeenah; be humble; observe fasting, it has a lot of benefits and most of all, be very chaste.” Imam AbdulLateef said.

    After declaring them man and wife, the couple signed their marriage certificate.

    After a photograph sessions, the couple changed into a reception dress. Evangelist Ebenezer Obey dished out tunes that kept guests shaking their feet as they wined and dined to exotic drinks and meals. All the while, the lawmaker and the groom’s parents Alhaji AbdulWahab Adebisi-Adebayo went about attending to guests.

    The bride, a graduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, told The Nation how she met her beau a year ago at the General Hospital, Lagos where they began their internship on the same day.

    “He was so formal and very professional in his duties…that I liked. Though I noticed that he took particular interest in me when during rounds he would check to know if am fine. Sometimes when I am attending to a patient, he would come around to help me. One day, he walked up to me and asked to see me after work for something important.

    “He spoke to me about happiness, joy and peace. He spoke so well that I was taken aback and I loved the fact that he was confident. He knew what he wanted and began a formal relationship. With time, I began appreciating his person.

    “He was very sensitive and had the things I had been looking for in a man. I also wanted a God-fearing man and I fell in love with his zeal for being responsible. His love for family is second to none and he is also very romantic and I am content and happy that each time, I thank God that we made it.” Sekeenah said.

    In attendance were: Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola; Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his wife Mayowa; former Accountant General of Lagos Akiinwunmi Ambode; former Commissioner for Health Dr Leke Pitan;  Lagos State Deputy Governor Mrs Adejoke Orelope- Adefulire; Commissioner For Transportation Lagos State Hon Kayode Opeifa;  Chairman Amuwo Odofin Comrade Ayodele Adewale.

    Others were: Chief Olusegun Abraham; Human Resources Manager Nigerian Breweries PLc Mr Niyi Alabi; Chairperson Kosofo local Government Mrs Mosunmola Sofola; Vice Chairman Lagos west APC Chief Funsho Ologunde; Felix Fagbouhungbe (SAN); Senator Gbenga Ashafa and the treasurer Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Lagos State Branch Fred Oduwole.

  • Medical council suspends five doctors

    Medical council suspends five doctors

    Five medical doctors have been suspended from practicing medicine in the country  for various of fences ranging from malpractice to negligence of duty.
    The decision  was taken  at the third session of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in Abuja.
    The five  doctors are  Udeuze, Temitope Onile, Nzurumike Nnanna, Danmusa Ochala and Omotaye Akinro.
    Seven other doctors are also standing trial before the Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
    Dr Udueze was handed a three months suspension for diverting a patient to his personal hospital for surgery. The patient eventually died after the surgery, forcing the family to petition the medical council.
    Dr. Onile also got a three month suspension for negligence.

    He was suspended for abandoning a patient that was under his care, while his other three colleagues, Nnanna, Ovhala and Akinro were suspended for six months each.

  • Mark hails govt for reinstating sacked doctors

    Mark hails govt for reinstating sacked doctors

    Senate President David Mark expressed appreciation to the Federal Government yesterday for reinstating the 16,000 resident doctors it sacked during their 55-day strike.

    Mark intervened in the strike, following the disagreement between the government and the doctors over unpaid arrears on hazard and relativity allowances, among others.

    During the strike action, the government sacked the resident doctors and suspended residency training.

    The doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), vowed not to return to work until the government reversed the sack.

    Mark pleaded with them to go back to work and gave him the benefit of the doubt to meet the Executive to rethink the sack.

    A statement by his Chief Press Secretary Paul Mumeh, said the Senate President was happy when he heard that the Federal Government, through the Health Minister Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, had reinstated the resident doctors.

    He thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for the gesture.

    Mark also hailed the NMA for calling off its strike and directing its members to return to work.

  • ‘Doctors’ sack is a joke’

    ‘Doctors’ sack is a joke’

    A non-governmental, humanitarian organisation, the Peoples Problems and Solution (PPS), has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s sack of over 16,000 doctors was a big joke.

    In a statement yesterday in Lagos, its National President Dr Wale Omole said: “This is a wrong time to crack such a joke in the history of the world. To the rest of the world, it is ridiculous.

    “At this time when the world’s survival is threatened by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), all nations depend on their doctors. They value and treasure them. The reverse is the case in Nigeria. The Ebola virus, which is taking the government’s attention, has not killed up to 20 people in Nigeria. But hundreds of common people die everyday because government hospitals are closed down.

    “How many people can afford bills at private hospitals? Nigerians are dying in hundreds everyday. More people die from doctors’ sack than Boko Haram and Ebola pandemic. Who are the government’s advisers on health?

    “Now that the 16,000 doctors are sacked, we hope the advisers will ask the government who to take over the running of the hospitals nationwide.”

    The group noted that “there is no sense in that sack,” adding that the Federal Government should compensate the families of those who died as a result of the sack.

    It said: “Since all doctors working in the government’s facilities are sacked, we wonder what the Health Minister is still doing in office because he is a doctor in a government facility, who also stands sacked.”

    The group urged the government to resolve its differences with the doctors to enable them return to duty.

  • Doctors resume work today after 55-day strike

    Doctors resume work today after 55-day strike

    The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its strike, after 55 days.

    Public sector doctors are to resume work today.

    NMA President Dr Lawrence Obembe explained yesterday in Abuja that the suspension followed the association’s emergency delegates’ meeting on Saturday.

    He said: “Delegates resolved to suspend the strike in the interest of urgent national emergencies while negotiations continue.

    “Consequently, all medical and dental doctors are hereby directed to resume duty at their working posts with effect from 8am on Monday (today).

    “The NMA enjoins all its members to remain calm while negotiations continue.”

    The association has called for the immediate withdrawal of Federal Government’s circular suspending the residency training programme “and sacking of over 16,000 residents doctors, who constitute about 70 per cent of doctors’ workforce in Nigeria”.

    It also urged the government to reciprocate its good gesture by ensuring that resident doctors, whose appointments were o terminated, are reinstated without any punitive measure.

    Obembe listed some of the association’s achievements.

    He said: “In the area that deals with clinical governance, we have been able to discuss with government its various circulars. For example, the circular that says only doctors who are ‘registrable’ with the Nigerian Medical Council (NMC) can have the title of a consultant.

    “The arrears on relativity will be paid; the government has started paying. Two months’ salary arrears have been paid. This is the beginning of a redress of injustice which we have been encountering in the last 22 years.

    “As we said before, the arrears must be calculated for 22 years. We just said they should calculate for six months. That shows how patriotic and magnanimous the doctors are.

    “We have also been able to extract from the government the need to review the hazard allowance. In the face of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), hazard allowance was only N5,000 for a doctor. The government has realised that this was indeed an injustice and it also realised that it has to do something about it. The government assured us that at least 20 or 30 per cent of salary will now go for hazard allowance.”

    The NMA president said the association’s demands were centred on improvement of the structure and tradition of the profession, which deal with clinical governance and redress injustice.

    He said a circular had been issued that only doctors whose degrees were registered with the NMC would get the title “consultant”.

    Obembe said: “Also, the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee has been reinstated.

    “The government has attended to us that there is no effort to repel or redress the decree establishing the position of Chief Medical Directors (CMDs).

    “In the areas of injustice, we have been able to extract from the government that …there is far commitment now that the arrears of relativities will be paid. The government has started paying.”

    The NMA president said delegates hailed the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government for containing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

    Obembe reiterated the association’s commitment to the health of Nigerians and sustaining the cordial relationship it enjoyed with the Federal Ministry of Health.

    He expressed the association’s gratitude to Nigerians for their intervention at resolving the strike.