Bebe Akinboade

NIGERIAN DOCTORS CANCEL STRIKE

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The Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA) Saturday night cancelled its 7-week-old strike
directing all doctors to return to work immediately. The striking doctors
agreed to cancel the strike after a delegates meeting of the association where
255 delegates were in attendance with 199 voting to call off the strike. The
Abuja meeting started at 8pm and ended at 11pm.
The strike was
cancelled following a deal between the association and federal government where
Senate President David Mark was the “interface”. All sacked Resident Doctors
will be recalled while the suspended Residency Programmes in teaching hospitals
will be reinstated by the federal government as part of the deal. All their
demands will also be met.
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