Doctors, under the aegis of the
Medical Guild in Lagos state, have declared a three-day warning strike over
issues affecting their safety and welfare.
Medical Guild is the association
of doctors under the employment of the Lagos state government.
Oluwajimi Sodipo, chairman of the
Guild, said the strike, which would run from July 13 to 16, would exempt
members working in the state’s COVID-19 isolation centres, “even though they
have not been paid for two months”.
He said congress of the Guild had
on June 27 extended the two weeks ultimatum to the state government, after the
expiration of its initial 21 days ultimatum to resolve the issues.
The guild leader said the
government failed to take advantage of the grace period given to meet 70
percent of their demands in order to avert the strike.
He said wage disparity between
the federal and Lagos doctors is not being given necessary attention by the
state government.
“The issue of COVID-19 hazard
allowances and inducement allowances memorandum of understanding approved by
the federal government to the doctors has not been approved by the Lagos
government to her doctors,” he said.
“Doctors working in COVID-19
isolation centres are still being owed two months’ salaries. They are also
being unceremoniously disengaged without recourse to their welfare.”
The chairman accused the
government of not paying attention to the issue of doctors getting infected and
re-infected on a daily basis.
“Our members are putting
themselves on the line daily to provide care, and we need to do everything to
protect our colleagues,” Sodipo said.
He maintained that adequate
personal protective equipment (PPE), prompt testing of health workers, and
insurance should be provided.
Sodipo added that issues of
shortage of doctors in health facilities are yet to be resolved.
“The congress will reconvene
after the three days warning strike to review the progress made and plan for
further actions,” he said.
“We call on the Lagos state
government to do all within its power to resolve the impasse.”
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