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Medical unions appeal to Kaduna Govt. to improve security in health facilities
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Health workers unions in Kaduna have appealed to the Kaduna State Government to improve security and surveillance at all health facilities in the state to protect health workers.
This is contained in a communique jointly issued by the state’s medical unions on Saturday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.
It was signed by Dr Aliyu Sokomba, the state Medical Association President; President of Residents Doctors Association, Dr Umar Musa; and Chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union, Abdullah Mohammed.
It was signed by Dr Umar Musa; and Chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union, Abdullah Mohammed. The communique criticised the state of insecurity at health facilities in the state.
“Where such is lacking we would recommend closure of such facilities until the government can provide such. “
As health workers we must apply the principle of “injury to one is injury to all” and the government must note with all sense of responsibility that security for all health workers is sancrosant. The statement strongly criticised the general state of insecurity in the state. “
The State Government should immediately deploy armed security personnel to all our facilities and other possible targets to ensure that healthcare workers are adequately protected.
Health workers unions in Kaduna have appealed to the Kaduna State Government to improve security and surveillance at all health facilities in the state to protect health workers.
This is contained in a communique jointly issued by the state’s medical unions on Saturday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.
It was signed by Dr Aliyu Sokomba, the state Medical Association President; President of Residents Doctors Association, Dr Umar Musa; and Chairman, Medical and Health Workers Union, Abdullah Mohammed.
The communique criticised the state of insecurity at health facilities in the state.
“Where such is lacking we would recommend closure of such facilities until the government can provide such.
Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has presented the demands of various unions that had embarked on strike to President Muhammadu Buhari for his possible intervention.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after the presentation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ngige said he briefed the president on the strikes embarked upon by various unions in the country.
According to him, the president directed his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and other relevant stakeholders, to ensure that they resolved the problems with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) so that the ongoing strike could be called off.