The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, on Wednesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnapping of its member, Dr Godwin Udo of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.

Doctors in most public hospitals in Kenya’s capital went on strike on Friday to protest against delayed salaries and a lack of protective equipment when handling patients who may have COVID-19.

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) branch, says doctors embarked on a warning strike to demand improved working condition.

The strikes showed our poor capacity as a nation to hold or sustain continuity in the reins of leadership in our polity. It is also indicative of apathy to issues that concern the generality of the people.

Consultants yesterday came to salvage the situation at Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), as patients strive for medical attention. The Guardian gathered that fresh patients with serious ailments were rejected, while those already on admission, prior to the strike, were attended to by the consultants and nurses. A patient, Hajia Rabi Usman, who was unhappy…