Doctors Won't Call Off Strike Over Ebola - Lagos NMA
Doctors under the aegis of Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association said they will not suspend the ongoing strike even because of the imminent threat of the Ebola Virus in Lagos.According to the Chairman of the association, Dr Tope Ojo, the ongoing strike wouldn’t be called because of Ebola and couldn’t be called off because of the threat of the viral infection in the state.
Today, July 25, the Liberian man allegedly with the symptoms of deadly Ebola virus passed away at a Lagos hospital.
Tope Ojo said: "We are not on strike because of Ebola. It was never part of our demands. It wasn’t our fault."
However, he said the doctors would continue to partner with the state government to monitor the trend of the disease to check its spread.
Dr Ojo, who spoke at a press briefing organised by the newly-elected officials of NMA in the state, said that a situation, where doctors are paid N5,000.00 monthly allowance for hazard was not only laughable but unbelievable.
"A doctor’s life can be lost in an instance when exposed to fatal illnesses such as Ebola, Lassa fever or he may be subjected to a life-long suffering from HIV or Hepatitis B infection," Ojo said.
He also blamed the ongoing crisis in the health sector on the Federal Government’s mismanagement of the sector.
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