Abuja hospitals scale down operations amid resident doctors’ strike

Abuja hospitals scale down operations amid resident doctors’ strike

Hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have scaled down operations as the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FCTA chapter embarked on a three-day warning strike. The industrial action, which commenced on Wednesday, has disrupted services in healthcare facilities, with many patients unable to access medical care. PREMIUM TIMES visited some of the affected … Read more

While workers’ strike lasted, hospitals offered skeletal services in Nigeria’s capital city

While workers’ strike lasted, hospitals offered skeletal services in Nigeria’s capital city

Government-owned medical facilities across the country are complying with the directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike by limiting services provided to emergency cases alone. At Wuse District Hospital, Abuja Municipal Area Council, patients who visited in the early hours … Read more