The management of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has directed Corps Members who are medical doctors to fill the gaps created by striking resident doctors across public hospitals in the country. The Corps' Director of Press, Bose Aderibigbe stated this on Wednesday in a chat with newsmen in Abuja. She stated that Corps members must remember that situations like this require them to step in and offer selfless services to the country. She assured that the scheme would also support the Federal Government in its efforts to better the lives of Nigerians.
According to her “We are sending out a circular to all corps doctors to ensure they are up and doing in their work and try their best in providing the necessary healthcare service delivery to citizens. Corps members generally are not supposed to be involved in any form of strike. So a circular is already being issued now that all corps doctors should be on standby and complement the absence of resident doctors who are currently on an indefinite strike.”
Recall that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had proceeded on strike this week over alleged unresolved industrial dispute with the government.
