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FG Enforces ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy At LUTH

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Implementation of the Federal Government’s ‘no work no pay’ policy is in effect at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos.

 

It was gathered that over 500 nurses have forfeited five weeks salaries and about 20 doctors, two weeks salaries, following their participation in an industrial action.

 

The nurses, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), LUTH chapter, have been on strike for seven weeks, protesting non-promotion of 71 members and poor conditions of service. The doctors belong to the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD).

 

It was learnt that money was not deducted from the salaries of nurses and resident doctors on annual leave during the strike.

 

Nurses and doctors who confirmed the development preferred anonymity. They, however, said the associations have met and have decided to shut down the hospital, this week, with a fresh round of industrial action.

The nurses suspended their 52-day-old strike Tuesday, August 3, 2016. The management of LUTH, led by Chief Medical Doctor (CMD), Prof. Chris Bode, had warned before and during the action that they could lose their salaries to the ‘no work no pay’ rule.

 

It was noted that the policy, by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, is in effect in all government institutions.

 

The nurses on June 10, 2016, began an indefinite strike protesting, among other things, lack of promotion for members and non-payment of salary arrears.

 

It was learnt that the nurses agreed to suspend the strike following assurances that their demands would be met. Some of the demands have already been resolved by the management.

#SaveMayowa Is Not A Scam – Family

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The family of Mayowa Ahmed has denied claims its fund raiser to fly the University of Lagos graduate abroad for cancer surgery was not a scam.

 

The family had raised $100,847 via crowdfunding site gofundme.com, backed by popular Nigerians, including actress Toyin Aimakhu.

 

Additional donations, reportedly running into millions were also received via a bank account provided by her family.

 

However, on Thursday, Blogger Linda Ikeji reported that the #SaveMayowa campaign was a scam, sparking controversy on the social media.

 

According to the LIB report, actress Toyin Aimakhu, who played a major role in soliciting funds, had reported the family to the police.

 

It also claimed that doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital had said that they refused to give the family a referral for treatment abroad as no hospital could save her.

 

The report divided Nigerians on the social media with some expressing anger and disgust at the family and others criticising the blogger and LUTH for insinuating that the family shouldn’t have pursued further treatment after being informed Mayowa’s cancer was at stage 4.

 

Amid the controversy, the family issued a statement, insisting that they did not deceive Nigerians and that they had contacted hospitals abroad and were concluding arrangements to fly her abroad for treatment as planned.

 

In the statement, the Ahmed family explained that it had also contacted Flying Doctors to fly Mayowa to Dubai for treatment, while providing evidence of correspondence with a hospital abroad.

LUTH ARD Remains Adamant On strike, Patients Decry Action

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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Chapter, Idi-Araba, on Monday resolved to continue with its indefinite strike as patients decried the action.

 

The president of the association, Dr Akinwunmi Afolabi, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos.

He said that the doctors would not suspend their action which commenced on Friday.

 

NAN Correspondents, who visited the hospital, report that only the resident doctors were not working, while other categories of health workers were seen rendering skeletal services.

 

Two patients who spoke to NAN, expressed their disappointment with the doctors’ action and urged them to resume work in order to save lives.

 

“The strike will continue until the management meets up the association’s demands.

“Our challenges include: epileptic power supply leading to cancellation of surgeries and procedures to the detriment of patients and extreme discomfort to the doctors and patients during consultations.

“Epileptic water supply with attendant risk of infection spreading in the hospital and poor working environment in most of our consulting rooms.

“Also, non-availability of medical consumables and working materials necessary for daily clinical activities.

“Poor state of call rooms and discriminatory taxation of our members should be addressed,’’ Afolabi said.

 

The president said that non-payment of December 2015 salary, outstanding arrears, relativity arrears, upgrade arrears and training sponsorship arrears to the doctors were some other demands.

 

“We are committed to the emergence of an efficient and sustainable health system for the benefit of all Nigerians,’’ he said.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of LUTH, Mr Kelechi Otuneme, told NAN that the management was trying all its best to address the demands of the striking resident doctors.

“The management is aware of the strike but everything is under control because we have met the doctors.

“Our patients are being attended to, the strike has not stopped medical activities in the hospital,’’ Otuneme said.

 

A cancer patient, who pleaded anonymity, appealed to the doctors to resume work in order to save her life.

 

“I started my chemotherapy last week and suppose to continue today but nobody attended to me.

“I am appealing to the hospital management to heed the demands of the doctors and prevent further delay of medical treatment of patients,’’ she said.

 

Another patient, Mr Saidi Ajayi, said that he visited the hospital to get a medical report.

 

Ajayi said he was surprised on getting to the hospital to learn that the doctors were on strike.

 

 

(NAN)