Lagos doctors end three-day warning strike, restore healthcare services

Doctors under the aegis of Medical Guild Lagos concluded their three-day warning strike on Thursday, immediately restoring normal services at state-owned healthcare facilities.

The strike followed allegations of unilateral deductions from doctors’ July salaries and the non-payment of 12 months’ arrears owed to honorary consultants under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).

Following the doctors’ warning strike, nurses under the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI), on Wednesday, commenced a seven-day warning strike.

The action comes after the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government on July 14 regarding long-standing unresolved demands.

At the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), medical services were paralyzed, leaving patients stranded around the emergency ward with no personnel available to attend to them.

The Secretary of the Medical Guild, Dr. Akinade Adekunle, confirmed the conclusion of the three-day warning strike and assured that healthcare services had resume on Thursday.

He said, “Our warning strike ends Thursday morning, and we have resumed services.”

Also, the Director of Administration at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Ms. Omolola Fakeye, described situation at the facility as peaceful and calm.

Fakeye emphasized that medical personnel provide essential services that should not be disrupted.