TO cushion the effects of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) ongoing industrial action, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the ministry has agreed with the Ministry of Defence to allow members of the public seek medical care in any military hospital nationwide.
In an interview with The Guardian in Abuja at the weekend, Chukwu said the understanding reached with the authorities of the Defence Ministry included plans for adequate medical care to members of the public under any circumstance and in any part of the country while the strike lasted.
Based on this understanding, he stressed that military hospitals would now attend to members of the public while consultations continue on ending the industrial dispute.
"As you know, all their doctors and nurses are fully on duty," he said. "So we are partnering their robust health team to alleviate the shortfall in number of doctors on duty in the public hospitals.
"Even from today, people can actually go to any public hospital run by the Nigerian military and be sure of adequate treatment. It is open to all Nigerians who cannot afford private hospitals. This is with a view to helping the people."
BY CHUKA ODITTAH,
Guardian
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