Isaac Adewole, minister of health, has directed the chief medical directors (CMDs) and medical director (MDs) of federal government tertiary health institutions to fill the vacancies created by resident doctors who have “abandoned” their training programme.

Resident doctors in government hospitals embarked on a nationwide strike on Monday.

According to Boade Akinola, spokesperson of the ministry, the directive was contained in a circular signed by Amina Shamaki, permanent secretary, federal ministry of health,

The circular read as follows:

“It has come to the notice of the Management of the Ministry that some Resident Doctors in your establishment have voluntarily withdrawn from the Residency Training Program by refusing to report for training without authorization. Public Service Rule, PSR 030402 (e) is relevant.

“This is in spite of the ongoing negotiations on their demands put forward by the representatives of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association.

“In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the Doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.

“Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the Residency Training Program in Nigeria, led by Professor Wole Atoyebi, the Registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College, to fast-track the development of a comprehensive blueprint for postgraduate training of doctors in the country.
“Please, ensure immediate compliance.”

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-fg-sacks-striking-doctors

Nonsense

This was how Wike sacked all lecturers that embarked on the 2013 ASUU strike. We continue doing the same things and expect different results.
Naija which way? I think these guys are not different from the PDP we had for 16 yrs.

IFA is a comedian..
This same minister was once NARD president, lead NARD as a on strike against federal government 30 years ago oo.

They've sacked us twice within 2 years now..

Hmmmmm..... Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu comes to mind.. Like Adewale like Onyebuchi, Like GEJ like PMB.

Which way Najeriya!!!!

Very unfortunate. The little prestige and honour doctors have left is fast getting eroded. I think the current system need a complete overhaul.

ascaris:
This was how Wike sacked all lecturers that embarked on the 2013 ASUU strike. We continue doing the same things and expect different results.
Naija which way? I think these guys are not different from the PDP we had for 16 yrs.

And what was the aftermath of the strike? Who eventually won the day? Wike or the lecturers? Moreover politicians will always be politicians. They think, reason, and act thesame way.

casket:
IFA is a comedian..
This same minister was once NARD president, lead NARD as a on strike against federal government 30 years ago oo.

They've sacked us twice within 2 years now..

That's inconsequential now. Once they get a political appointment, the forget their roots/past. They are now at the beck and call of their paymasters. They will try all means possible to give their ogas @ d top the impression that they are at the top of their game, and won't want to be found wanting in the execution of their duties. In summary they become "reborn politicians"

They will be recalled I think.

doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result........dumb leaders!!
Lets see how it all plays out...

I smell FP

story story....

but wait o. this people don't learn from past experiences?? I swear, these leaders are no different from animals

Wagasigiungu:


That's inconsequential now. Once they get a political appointment, the forget their roots/past. They are now at the beck and call of their paymasters. They will try all means possible to give their ogas @ d top the impression that they are at the top of their game, and won't want to be found wanting in the execution of their duties. In summary they become "reborn politicians"

I feel you , but history is there for us to learn.

Where is Onyebuchi Chukwu of yesterday ?
The truth is that he wouldn't be there for ever but his story would be passed from generation to generations.

casket:


I feel you , but history is there for us to learn.

Where is Onyebuchi Chukwu of yesterday ?
The truth is that he wouldn't be there for ever but his story would be passed from generation to generations.

Hmmn. Well said but you hv ignored the fact that our politicians don't give a damn about posterity and the average 9jerian has a short term political memory and both are ever willing and ready to sacrifice short term financial gains at the alter of posterity.

Wagasigiungu:

Hmmn. Well said but you hv ignored the fact that our politicians don't give a damn about posterity and the average 9jerian has a short term political memory and both are ever willing and ready to sacrifice short term financial gains at the alter of posterity.

Oh I see, they are neutrophils, not B cells...

Let's see how it all play out..
Done with my pre part 1 signings... Plenty time to read.

Doesn't work like dat!

oya i expect multiple residency offers from all these centers with my application....
let me keep refreshing my inbox abi na by text message

Wagasigiungu:
Isaac Adewole, minister of health, has directed the chief medical directors (CMDs) and medical director (MDs) of federal government tertiary health institutions to fill the vacancies created by resident doctors who have “abandoned” their training programme.

Resident doctors in government hospitals embarked on a nationwide strike on Monday.

According to Boade Akinola, spokesperson of the ministry, the directive was contained in a circular signed by Amina Shamaki, permanent secretary, federal ministry of health,

The circular read as follows:

“It has come to the notice of the Management of the Ministry that some Resident Doctors in your establishment have voluntarily withdrawn from the Residency Training Program by refusing to report for training without authorization. Public Service Rule, PSR 030402 (e) is relevant.

“This is in spite of the ongoing negotiations on their demands put forward by the representatives of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association.

“In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the Doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.

“Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the Residency Training Program in Nigeria, led by Professor Wole Atoyebi, the Registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College, to fast-track the development of a comprehensive blueprint for postgraduate training of doctors in the country.
“Please, ensure immediate compliance.”

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-fg-sacks-striking-doctors

Update

The meeting ended after several hours and the resolutions reached are as follows;

(1) The Ministry of Health will come up with a list of those entitled to skipping and the amount, and they will pay  them in one week. Forty two (42) institutions that have not been implementing skipping should be asked to commence implementation immediately. Committee of CMDs to meet in one week and implement skipping and any CMD that is unable to pay should appear at the next meeting on July 14. The judgment of the Industrial Court must be executed.

(2) That by First week of July, guidelines on Residency Training will be made available.

(3). Entry point for House Officers should be from 9 step 4. It should be implemented immediately by the Chief Medical Directors.

(4). They should also start implementing pensions immediately.

(5). On those unfairly sacked, NARD will make records available to the ministry of Health. Minister of Health should issue a circular to CMDs to review the issue of those sacked unfairly without recourse to the earlier circular detailing the template to be followed. Circular to be sent on Wednesday June 22nd 2016 by the Minister to all health institutions and Federal Medical Centres running the Residency programme.

(6). The issue of FMC Owerri will be revisited. Meeting appealed to Minister to take a second look at it since doctors did not declare strike ab initio.

(7) IPPIS Will be implemented immediately, and doctors should be migrated to the platform with immediate effect.
Speaker to meet with Minister of Finance on the issue of IPPIS for all doctors.

(. Speaker should appeal to state Governors to pay Resident Doctors.

(9)Minister of Health said: “We will do everything humanly possible to implement all the decisions arrived at in this meeting including the fact the circular sacking Resident doctors be ignored by all the parties concerned.”

(10).  Resident doctors’ leaders at the meeting agreed to appeal to their members to suspend the strike until

casket:
IFA is a comedian..
This same minister was once NARD president, lead NARD as a on strike against federal government 30 years ago oo.

They've sacked us twice within 2 years now..

You know what he was sacked once and he became a minister, and we've been sacked twice meaning our generation will become Presidents by God's grace.