The doctors had earlier gone on a warning strike
Activities resumed fully on Saturday at the Lagos State owned hospitals, including the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), as doctors called off a three-day warning strike.
Doctors at the general hospitals and LASUTH resumed attending to patients at about 8a.m.
The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr. Olumuyiwa Odusote, who confirmed the resumption, said that the suspension of the strike was to give the government time to resolve issues.
“We appeal to residents in Lagos to prevail on the government to do what is right in order to prevent another indefinite strike,” Odusote said.
“Our demands are minimal; we are only asking the government to rise up to what other states have been paying, even though we know that the state doctors deserve more than the federal.”
Dr. Oluwajimi Shodipo, the Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, LASUTH, said: “We are hoping that the aim of the strike, which is to draw the attention of the government, will yield good result.
“We pray that the government takes a positive decision to go back to the negotiating table and solve the problem so that residents of Lagos do not suffer.”
He urged the people to understand that the strike affected everyone, including the doctors, who also had relations and friends as patients.
“Doctors are passionate, kind and caring about their patients, but the government needs to live up to its responsibility,” Dr. Ibrahim Ogunbi, a senior medical officer at Surulere General Hospital, added.
Source: Dailytimes.com.ng
