The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike after 17 days, to review progress made in a fortnight.
NARD president, Dr. Emeka Orji said: “We just suspended the strike. Work to resume 8 am tomorrow. We will review progress made in two weeks”.
NARD commenced the nationwide strike on 26th July after its National Executive Council meeting to press home demands made by its members.
Some of the demands include a 200 per cent salary increment, replacement of doctors who have resigned and payment of the 2023 residency training funds.
Orji had said resident doctors were being overworked due to inadequate manpower and they could not continue to wait for the government to do the needful.
The doctors had threatened to embark on nationwide mass protests and picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation as well as all federal and state tertiary health institutions nationwide with effect from 9 August to press home their demands which according to them, had been largely neglected by the Federal Ministry of Health and the federal government.
