Besides the paucity of PPEs in federal and state health institutions, the more than 19,000 doctors are also vexed by non-payment of salaries and allowances. NARD’s President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, said on July 25 that there had been a sharp rise in the number of doctors exposed to Covid-19. “We are hoping the government will not just make mere promises because these promises started coming over 30 years ago. LAST RESORTMeanwhile, Health minister Osagie Ehanire has appealed to the doctors to go on a strike only as a last resort. The minister said Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world paying medical doctors a hazard allowance.

Source: Daily Nation July 25, 2020 11:26 UTC