Posted on: Tue 31-10-2023

Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has deplored government’s poor disposition to shortage of doctors and dental practitioners in the state.

Its Chairman, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, who spoke in Lagos, equally lamented alleged poor working environment and non-provision of medical insurance amid increasing population. He accused government of shirking its primary duties to the health sector.

Olowojebutu noted that many doctors died prematurely under cruel conditions. Citing a recent loss of a medical officer at a Lagos General Hospital,  Dr Vwaere Diaso, to an elevator mishap, the NMA chief urged medical personnel to reject any attempt to contemptuously treat them like ‘experimental laboratory rats’.

He said: “Truthfully, there is no better time to say enough is enough. Dr Diaso paid the supreme price of commitment and devotion, and we must make her death count for something – by spurring the government to make significant changes. Accountability is key.

“We have a great chance to get it right in the health sector at this time, as fortune favours the bold.        

“However, we must be willing to stretch, leave our shells and leave no stone unturned. The change we seek is here, but we must be willing to take the roles of change agents, not onlookers.”

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