The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has concluded plans to strengthen its National Committee on Emerging and Re-emerging Disease to liaise with the federal government in an effort to wipe off Covid-19 scourge from the country.
The NMA President, Dr. Francis Faduyile, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja, however, warned all governments and agencies to respect the agreement(s) it entered with its members or face dire consequences after the containment of Covid-19.
He, therefore, called on members of the association that have declared industrial actions against their management to suspend it, noting that the National NMA shall take over the dispute and interact with the different organs/agencies of government.
“The NMA shall not hesitate to take appropriate action(s) against government organs/agencies that fail to reciprocate this gesture by honouring agreement with their workers after containing this Covid-19 scourge,” the NMA President stressed.
The group therefore, directed all states branches to set up a 5-man committee of health professionals including doctors, pharmacies and nurses to monitor the level of preparedness and management of our hospitals.
This committee, the NMA stressed, should interact with the different committee set up by their respective state governors and FCT minister.
While giving out some guidelines the NMA considered important in the management of the Covid-19 in the country, Dr. Faduyile, said: “We call on all doctors both in the private and public health facilities to be at their duty post to promptly treat Nigerians who reported to their hospitals.
“We call all health professionals to ensure that they observe international best practices when treating their patients.
“We call on government to provide all the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the different hospitals so that health personnel can adequately and appropriately manage their patients.
“We request that isolation wards are upgraded all over the states of the federation and FCT for proper treatment of those infected with Covid-19.”
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