ARD UCH president, Uthman Adedeji, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ibadan, confirming compliance with the national directive.
he resident doctors have called for improved surveillance, increased security presence and deployment of Explosive Ordnance Disposal units around UMTH.
The medical director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Saad Ahmed, has warned that ongoing strikes by health unions could threaten healthcare delivery nationwide.
Resident doctors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have resumed work after a month-long nationwide strike.
Mr Suleiman stated that the strike became unavoidable after several unfulfilled promises and unsuccessful meetings with government representatives.
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The decision was made after a five-hour extraordinary meeting on Sunday.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has renewed its call to the federal government to reinstate five doctors sacked by the management of Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja.
According to the doctors, the decision to embark on industrial action came after a six-hour virtual “Extraordinary National Executive Council” meeting.
He said the Governor Umo Eno-led administration was committed to boosting healthcare delivery through policy initiatives promoting public health.
The resident doctors are protesting failure of the federal government to implement the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with them over a hundred days ago.
