Nigeria: Unending Doctors' Strikes

3 July 2014

SADLY, the current doctors' strike, like the series of strikes that preceded it, would not change anything. The reason is simple - it is not based on sustainable principles. Doctors want improvements on their welfare, not even facilities for their work.

More indefinite strikes would occur as any gains from the present struggle would be lost to the weaknesses of the economy. Inflation is real. Wages do not match inflation. Doctors are over-worked; ironically there is a high level of unemployment among young doctors. Things are so bad that students in medical school cannot find places for their housemanship, the mandatory training that attaches them to medical facilities.

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