hehehehe....Nurses under the aegis of University
Graduates of Nursing Science Association on Monday appealed to the
National Association of Resident Doctors to shelve its planned
nationwide strike.
The association, in a statement, said
the oath of allegiance “to God and humanity by health workers was
sacrosanct and that no reason was good enough for anyone to breach it in
the name of strike’’.
UGONSA’s National Secretary, Mr Goodluck Nshi, in the statement, decried incessant strikes in the health sector.
He said that innocent Nigerians were unnecessarily being punished each time care delivery was disrupted by industrial action.
He said, “It is, to say the least,
inhumanity, for anybody to contemplate visiting more hardship on
innocent Nigerians that have been significantly crouched by the economic
downturn in the country, by grounding healthcare services.
“When the elite have headache, they travel outside the country to get treatment.
“It is the ordinary Nigerians, who do
not have the wherewithal to go abroad for treatment that are
unnecessarily punished each time the health sector is grounded by
strike.
”We appeal passionately to NARD to have a rethink of its position.
“Strike breaches our oath of allegiance
and should in no way be an option at all in the health system that is
very critical to the lives and general well-being of the populace.
“As we cannot re-create or recover any
life lost to strike, we should instead, be all preoccupied with how to
help lift the country out of its present economic predicament.
“At a trying period like this, patriotic
compatriots think of what they can do to help the country and not how
to worsen an already bad situation.
“Embarking on strike would only add to the woes of ordinary Nigerians.”
They commended the “Change Begins with
Me” drive of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that the campaign was
apt, timely and most needed in the health sector.
He said, “Ethical values have
unfortunately been eroded among our healthcare providers such that at
the sound of a “strike-gong” they throw away their very essence of
living, that is, the patient.
“They trample upon all ethical values
and bastardize the oath of allegiance. Such anomalous behaviour is
unacceptable and must be stopped.
”The change must begin with our abiding
by our sacred oath of allegiance to God and humanity. We must develop
alternative ways of handling industrial disputes other than embarking on
strikes.”
The association, however, urged the
government to always be proactive, equitable and prompt in attending to
genuine requests or agitation of groups in the health sector to
forestall avoidable scenarios.
”Government at different levels should not wait until health workers embark on strike before addressing their issues.
“They should also lead the “change
begins with me” campaign in the health sector, by placing premium on
infrastructure upgrade and on the welfare of care providers by handling
their genuine demands.”
NAN
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