LAGOS—NORMAL medical services will today resume at the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba as the doctors and other workers;
yesterday suspended their action that brought healthcare delivery services to a
halt at the nation’s foremost health institution.
The health workers under the auspices of Joint House unions
and the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, LUTH branch, had embarked on an
indefinite strike since June 2 to press
home their demands.
Confirming the strike suspension ,President of the
Association, Dr Omojowolo Olubunmi and spokesperson of the Joint House unions,
Kehinde Adegoke said with the new development, all workers were expected to
return to work today.
According to Olubunmi, the decision to suspend the strike
was taken after ARD’s emergency meeting where the members unanimously agreed to
suspend the strike based on positive response from the hospital management on
most of their demands including the intervention of the Federal Ministry of
Labour and Productivity, Federal Ministry of Health, LUTH Medical and Dental
Council of Nigeria, Elders of the profession and other well-meaning Nigerians.
Reviewing progress made by ARD on its demands, he said the
association was able to achieve more than 50 percent reduction in hospital fees
for minor surgical procedures
According to him, “The hospital has also issued a letter on
tenure of residency training to reflect August 2013 circular, and a commitment
to implement immediately the expected circular from the Federal Government on
the subject matter. Also, a list of new resident doctors in all outstanding
departments and employment of house officers have been released. The management
will also kick start a new close User Group (CUG) means of communication within
the hospital.
“We were able to get the management commitment to ensure
regular availability of materials, stationery, consumables and upgrade of
infrastructure, and a communique that was jointly signed between the hospital
management, our association and other unions in the hospital under the auspices
of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity that holistically addressed
the issues.
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