NARD Rejects Bill Seeking Six-Month Jail Term for Doctors, Threatens Strike

Emergency delays: Doctors reject bill proposing 6-month jail term

“We also challenge the National Assembly to demonstrate similar legislative urgency in providing functional emergency departments, modern diagnostic equipment, reliable ambulance services and adequate personnel,” he said.

Doctors reject six-month jail term, fine for delayed emergency care

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has rejected a proposed amendment to the National Health Act seeking to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 on healthcare professionals and facilities over delays in emergency medical treatment.

NARD rejects Bill seeking six-month jail term for doctors, threatens strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has rejected proposed legislation seeking a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 for healthcare professionals over delays in emergency medical treatment, warning that it could trigger nationwide industrial action.NARD described the proposed amendment to the National Health Act as punitive, arguing that doctors should not be criminalised for failures arising from inadequate funding, p…

Doctors Threaten Strike Over Bill Seeking Jail Term For Emergency Delays - NewsTmes.com.ng

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened a nationwide strike over a proposed amendment to the National Health Act seeking to impose a six-month jail term or a fine of up to N300,000 on healthcare professionals for delays in providing emergency medical treatment. Politics Nigeria reports that the association warned that it would …

“Fix Hospitals Before Threatening Doctors With Jail” — NARD Demands Withdrawal Of Senate’s Emergency Care Penalties

*You Cannot Legislate Oxygen Into An Empty Cylinder *Government’s Failure To Fund Hospitals The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected a bill before the Senate proposing a six-month jail term or a fine of up to ₦300,000 for healthcare workers and hospitals over delays in attending to emergency patients, warning that criminalising doctors […]

NARD rejects bill proposing jail for doctors over emergency delays

NARD criticised lawmakers for prioritising punitive legislation while Nigeria continues to miss the 15 per cent health budget target agreed under the Abuja Declaration.