Mr Adeseye further called for access to affordable medicines to reduce the financial burden on families.
NARD, on Friday, declared a five-day warning strike following the expiration of a 24-hour ultimatum issued to the federal government.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways
Many patients at the accident and emergency unit of UCH were denied admission because there were no doctors to attend to them.
Ms Shiru also emphasised the importance of timely action to retain medical professionals in the country and reduce the ongoing brain drain.
This is part of ongoing efforts to revitalise primary health care under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
According to the doctors, the decision to embark on industrial action came after a six-hour virtual “Extraordinary National Executive Council” meeting.
The Ondo government has approved the transfer of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital complex to the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
“The administration will no longer supply abortifacient birth control under the guise of foreign aid,” said a U.S. official.
The conference was organised by WAHO in collaboration with CEPI, WHO, and the Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Health.
