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| President M. Buhari |
PRESIDENT Mohammadu Buhari has called for better
understanding to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
over the planned strike action in the interest of the nation urging the
association to exercise patience as the federal government is ever willing to
address their grievances.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made this appeal at a meeting with the
leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Thursday at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja calling on them to sheathe their sword particularly in view of the
present deficit on the nation’s revenue as a result of the global crash on crude
oil prices.
“Decrying the adverse impact of the fall in oil prices on the
Federal Government’s spending plans for health and other sectors, President
Buhari said his administration would continue to do its best to address
issues that were of concern to doctors and Nigerians.
“The President also gave the NMA delegation an insight into
his administration’s plan to establish 10,000 primary healthcare centres across
the country in the next two years, with the objective of providing better healthcare
for about 100 million Nigerians.
He also told the delegates led by the NMA President, Dr.
Kayode Obembe that the National Health Act will soon be put in a gazette and a
steering committee appointed to oversee its implementation”, the statement read.
According to the reports, Obembe in his remarks called for
the implementation of the report of the Yayale Ahmed Committee on better
relations among professional groups in the health sector as well as the urgent implementation
of the National Health Act.
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