Nigeria: Doctors Take Medicare to Protest Ground in Lagos

10 January 2012

Lagos — Hundreds of medical doctors were on ground in Lagos at the Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Park in Ojota to provide immediate medical attention to protesters who sustained injuries during yesterday's mass action to protest the recent implementation of fuel subsidy removal by President Goodluck Jonathan, even as most public hospitals and health centres across the state were devoid of normal services as patients stayed away.

The doctors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Lagos State branch who were dressed in their ward coat and stethoscope however, explained that the rationale behind their full participation, was based on the fact that the action of the Federal Government would make it more difficult for over 70 per cent of Nigerians to have access to healthcare services.

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