The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened industrial action over the spate of assault on healthcare personnel across the country.
In May, panic erupted at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) in Akwa Ibom after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the facility and arrested Eyo Ekpe, professor of cardiothoracic surgery and deputy chairman of the hospital’s medical advisory committee.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Akwa Ibom embarked on an indefinite strike over the incident.
The state branch of NMA further threatened legal action against the anti-graft agency over the alleged assault, demanding a billion naira in damages.
In a letter signed in May but dispatched to journalists on Saturday, NARD said at least 17 major tertiary health institutions recorded cases of attacks on doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers in a year.
NARD said it would
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