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JOHESU: Medical doctors demand involvement NIC’s alternative dispute resolution

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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called on the Federal Government and the National Industrial Court, NIC, to involve it in the on-going Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR, with JOHESU.

The National Publicity Secretary of the association, Obitade Obimakinde, made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursdayin Abuja.

The association described ADR as a welcome means of resolving crisis in the health sector.
It added that no holistic, meaningful and long-lasting resolution could be made without the input of all the team members, especially the NMA.

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“We note with pleasure the suspension of the strike action by the allied health professionals under the auspices of JOHESU after six weeks.

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“The suspension of the strike is a welcome development especially after taking into consideration the deleterious effects of the lingering strike action on innocent Nigerians.

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“Nigerians were deprived of the full benefits of medical management in our public hospitals,’’ NMA said.

It reiterated the wish of medical doctors that the health sector operated as a team with the doctors as the leaders to the utmost benefit of the patients.

The statement said that NMA was unapologetically committed to a good and harmonious relationship among the team members.

“The NMA will continue to engage the leadership of JOHESU/AHPA to birth a common front for healthcare delivery services in Nigeria,’’ it said.

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The association congratulated the federal government, officials of the Federal Ministries of Health and Labour as well as well-meaning Nigerians for their intervention in restoring normal services in the health sector.

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