The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the nation’s health sector due to a number of issues.
Newly elected National President of the Association Victor Makanjuola gave the advice at a news conference organised by the National Officers’ Committee, NOC in Ibadan, Oyo state.
He also noted that members of the association, at the 12th Biennial Delegates Meeting, were alarmed by migration of medical doctors, spate of insecurity, poor welfare of members and lack of modern facilities, among other issues. Makanjuola said all these called for a state of emergency in the health sector so as to tackle the numerous problems bedeviling it.
The National President also lamented over the use of PhD as a requirement for career progression for its members, noting that recent observation was that institutions subtly still use this to the disadvantage of clinical lecturers in the universities in various appointments.
