Patients are lying in fear at hospitals as more states join the 7-day warning strike.
In Awka, the Anambra state capital, the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, COOUTH Amaka was a shadow of its self as some wards were under lock when AIT.live visited to monitor the impact of the seven-day nationwide warning strike by Resident Doctor.
The premises seem deserted as only few of the medical students and some seemingly disappointed patients were seen within the hospital.
When contacted on telephone, President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors COOUTH Amaku Awka, Dr. Joy Okwunmuo confirmed the compliance of all the members but could not give further details due to the noisy environment where she was at that time.
The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria is experiencing significant challenges due to the ongoing seven-day warning strike declared by members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD.
Meanwhile, activities at the Abubakar Tafawa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH in Bauchi State, North-East Nigeria have been paralysed as Resident Doctors joined their counterparts to press home their demand for the safe rescue off their abducted colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola.
As the ongoing warning strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, progresses, the management of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Bida, in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria has resorted to temporarily reducing the number of patients and cases to be attended to, due to shortage of manpower.
This is as the warning strike by the 142 Resident Doctors at the FMC Bida branch achieved 100% compliance, as stated by the Branch President, Dr. Job Abutu.