Posted on: Sat 14-01-2017

Resident doctors in Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State, on Friday staged a peaceful protest demanding for the implementation of the National Health Act (NHA). The doctors, acting under aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), appealed to the Federal Government to urgently implement the Act to improve access to quality healthcare services by Nigerians.
 

Isa Ohyoma, the branch President of the of association, told newsmen in Keffi that the Act would eliminate quacks in the sector as well as ensure quality health care service delivery.
The NHA was signed into law in 2014 by former president Goodluck Jonathan, but yet to be implemented by the federal government.
According to him, the implementation of the NHA is extremely necessary to access basic health funds and regulate the country’s health system.
“The implementation of the National Health Act will tackle the problems and challenges facing the nation’s health sector as most of the people especially the poor masses cannot afford or access quality healthcare service delivery which had affected their health negatively.
“Other demands of the NARD includes payment of full salary to all of

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