{"id":30685,"date":"2020-09-10T07:59:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30685"},"modified":"2020-09-10T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:59:10","slug":"fg-nard-reach-agreement-on-doctors-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30685","title":{"rendered":"FG, NARD reach agreement on doctors\u2019 demands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Federal Government and National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday reached an agreement on some of the issues raised by the health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a communiqu\u00e9 issued at the end of a marathon meeting presided by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, in Abuja, the parties agreed that the COVID-19 isolation centre<\/a> now has sufficient provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communiqu\u00e9 was signed by Ngige; the Minister of State, Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN); Minister of State, Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora; the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris; NARD President, Dr. Sokomba Aliyu, and other members of the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parties also agreed on the provision of group life insurance for doctors and other healthcare workers and payment of death-in-service benefit to next- of -kin\/beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communiqu\u00e9 read: \u201cNoting that the 2020 Appropriation Act was revised due to COVID-19 pandemic, the N4billion appropriated for residency training under a wrong heading for Medical Residency Training is to be vired before expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe process of amendment is, therefore, ongoing and is expected that this process and cash- backing will be through in two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the resolution of the conflict, NARD is expected to convene its executive council meeting with 24 hours with a view to suspending its strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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