The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has appealed for cooperation from members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on quality health care delivery.
The Minister made this appeal when the Executive members of the Association led by their President, Dr. Mohammed Adamu Askira paid him a courtesy call in Abuja.
In his speech, the Minister observed that the health sector has a long way to go in terms of changing the negative perception of Nigerians on medical professionals and delivering good, quality and affordable health to the teaming populace.
He therefore stressed the need for a change of approach to patients care and also advised doctors to propose ways of measuring the quality of health care delivery in hospitals and how to translate medical assets into good and efficient service delivery.
Speaking earlier, the NARD President drew the Minister’s attention to the numerous challenges faced by the Association and the health sector as a whole, to include: Non – Review of Residency Training Programme; Skipping and Relativity; Lack of industrial harmony and administrative malpractices as demonstrated by sacking of Resident Doctors and denying/delaying of postings/rotations, Lack of sincerity in honouring MOU’s and agreements, etc.
Dr. Askira then prayed the Minister to ensure industrial harmony by honouring agreements and carrying along the various Unions in policy decisions as it borders on daily activities of Hospitals.
By: Kuni Tyessi
Source: http://leadership.ng/
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