Communique Issued at the End of Extra Ordinary National Executive Council Meeting of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) which Held at National Hospital Abuja on 31st of March 2016

 

National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) held her Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting at the National Trauma Center, National Hospital Abuja on the  31st of march 2016.

 

The following observations were made

1. NARD noted poor infrastructure in our hospitals which have affected the delivery of adequate healthcare to our teeming populace.

2. We obsered that Residency training program is still not funded and without guiding policies

3. We also noted the undue sack of our members from some of the training institutions. Additionally, the delay in effecting rthe pension deductions of our members was regrettably noted.

4. Whereas a labourer deserves his wages, we noted that some of our members in some state owned tertiary hospitals have not been paid salaries ranging from three to eight months. Most notably are LAUTECH Teaching hospital Osogbo in Osun State, LAUTECH ogbomoso in Oyo state, IMSUTH Orlu in Imo state, Kogi specialist hospital, ABSUTH Aba in Abia State and Ekiti State university teaching hospital. Most worrisome is the government of Osun state that remained unperturbed despite the total collapse of health care delivery in the state and its attendant loss of lives.

5. We noted with dismay the inappropriate placement and remuneration of our members in states and federal tertiary hosptials across the nation. As such, most hospitals are paying our members only fractions of their salaries notably FETHA Abakiliki, FMC umuahia, Absuth Zaira, UNTH Enugu etc while in UCH Ibadan, UBTH Benin city, LUTH Idi-araba, FMC Owerri, ISTH Irua and NOH Dala November/ December 2015 salaries are yet to be paid.

 

After extensive deliberations, the following resolutions were made:

1. We implore government to adequately fund hospitals at all levels and upgrade existing facilities in our hospitals in line with international best practices which will go a long way to curb the menance of foreign medical tourism.

2. We urge the governments at all levels to release and implement residency training guidelines with appropriate budgetary backing

3. NARD will no longer tolerate the undue sack of resident Doctors and demands immediate reversal of such. We also urge governemtn at all levels to strictly comply with pension deductions act as amended (2014)

4. We urge the government to ensure appropriate and adequate remuneration of our members at various hospitals

5. In line with the above realities, NARD declares a 21 day ultimatum with effect from Monday 4th April 2016 to press home our demands following which industrial harmony in our various hospitals may not be guaranteed if the existing realities are not resolved.

 

APPRECIATION

NARD appreciates the efforts of the hon minister of health prof isaac Adewole, the Hon minister of state for health Dr Osagie Ehanire, the permanent secretary FMOH Dr Amina Shamaki, Chairman senate committee on health Sen Dr. Lanre Tejuosho. We also appreciate some state governors notably the governor of abia and Lagos states for having shown appreciable committments in health care delivery in their various states.

 

Again, we appreciate the management of National hospital abuja and the association of resident doctors National Association of Resident Doctors National Hospital Abuja for ther warm hosting.

 

We wish our memebers journey mercies to thier various destination.

Long live NARD, Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria

 

Dr Muhammad Askira President,

Dr Ibrahim Kuburi Secretary General

Dr Uhuaba Ahuruezenma Publicity secretary