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Nigeria:
Doctors Protest Sack of Colleagues in Lagos
Leadership, 19 August 2014
Members of the Lagos State chapter, Nigeria Medical Association(NMA) yesterday at the Teaching Hospital, Idi- Araba staged a protest over the sacking of 16,000 resident doctors in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Mark Meets Doctors, Seeks End to Strike
Guardian, 18 August 2014
IN his bid to bring to an end the lingering industrial crisis in the nation's health sector, the President of the Senate, David Mark met with the leadership of the striking Nigeria… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Health of Nigerians Our Responsibility, Nurses Tell Striking Doctors
Independent (Lagos), 18 August 2014
The National Association of Nigerian Paediatric Nurses, National Hospital, Abuja branch, on Monday advised striking doctors to return to work, saying the health of Nigerians was… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Mark Meets Leaders of Striking Doctors
Daily Trust, 19 August 2014
Senate President David Mark on Sunday night met with the leadership of the striking Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) during which he pleaded with them to end the more than one… Read more »
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Nigeria:
HOS Appeals to Striking Medical Doctors to Resume Work
Nigerian Govt, 18 August 2014
The former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Goni Aji recently appealed to the Medical Doctors on strike to come back to work, especially on the heels of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Recall Resident Doctors-NLC
Daily Trust, 18 August 2014
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recent mass dismissal of resident medical doctors in federal hospitals across the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
NMA - Sack of Residents Doctors Is Closure of FG Hospitals
This Day, 19 August 2014
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River state chapter has described the sack of 16,000 Resident Doctors in Federal Government owned hospital as the closure of all… Read more »
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Nigeria:
President Lacks Powers to Sack Resident Doctors, Says SAN
This Day, 19 August 2014
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Sebastine Hon, has declared the sack of 16,000 resident doctors by President Goodluck Jonathan as both unconstitutional and unlawful. "It is… Read more »
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Nigeria:
These Are the 24 Reasons Nigerian Doctors Are On Strike
Premium Times, 18 August 2014
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, an association of all medical doctors in Nigeria on July 1 embarked on a nationwide strike. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Luth Resident Doctors Embark On Protest Over Suspension
Independent (Lagos), 18 August 2014
The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH-ARD) Chapter, Idi-Araba, on Monday protested the suspension of residency training in all the federal… Read more »
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Kenya:
Patient Dies As Doctors Strike Over Delayed Pay
The Star, 19 August 2014
A patient died yesterday at the Coast General Hospital even as the doctors’ union told members countrywide not to work unless their July salaries are paid in full. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Doctors' Sack - NMA Urges Eminent Nigerians to Intervene
This Day, 19 August 2014
The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) yesterday called on eminent Nigerians to prevail on the federal government to reverse its earlier decision sacking… Read more »
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Nigeria:
CDWR Urges FMC to Meet Demands of Striking Health Workers
Independent (Lagos), 18 August 2014
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers' Rights (CDWR) has called on the management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Bayelsa State to meet the demands of the striking workers… Read more »