Worried by “incessant harassment and attacks on doctors and health worker,” the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Ekiti state chapter has called on security agencies to save their lives.
Dr. John Akinbote the state’s NMA Chairman, , who raised the alarm in a chat with reporters on Monday, condemned recent attacks on health professionals in some government-owned hospitals.
Some people believed to be hoodlums and drivers’ unions members last week beat up a doctor in Efon Alaaye in Efon local government area while a nurse was beaten and a doctor threatened in Aramoko in Ekiti West local government area.
Some drivers’ union members beat up the doctor at Efon for allegedly failing to attend to their injured colleague who was rushed to the town’s General Hospital on time.
According to The Nation, Akinbote, described the doctors and health workers as “endangered species” warned against further attacks on them in the course if discharging their duties.
The NMA boss lamented that health workers were constantly being abused by families of patients and transport unions without provocation.
He said, “Some relatives recently beat a nurse in General Hospital, Aramoko, for not sitting with a patient. They also threatened to beat the doctor on duty who started begging them to spare his life.
“The doctor is still receiving threat messages for reporting the matter at the appropriate quarters.
“Also at General Hospital in Aramoko, members of National Union of Road Transport Workers threatened to beat up a doctor while treating a patient. We are fast becoming an endangered species.
“We therefore urgently call on the state government and law enforcement agencies to curtail the attack and harassment of our members.”
In a related development, mayhem occurred in Osun state when hoodlums attacked a lawmaker-elect from Ife East Constituency, Mr. Akinwole Akinwale when he was about to leave the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Dr. John Akinbote the state’s NMA Chairman, , who raised the alarm in a chat with reporters on Monday, condemned recent attacks on health professionals in some government-owned hospitals.
Some people believed to be hoodlums and drivers’ unions members last week beat up a doctor in Efon Alaaye in Efon local government area while a nurse was beaten and a doctor threatened in Aramoko in Ekiti West local government area.
Some drivers’ union members beat up the doctor at Efon for allegedly failing to attend to their injured colleague who was rushed to the town’s General Hospital on time.
According to The Nation, Akinbote, described the doctors and health workers as “endangered species” warned against further attacks on them in the course if discharging their duties.
The NMA boss lamented that health workers were constantly being abused by families of patients and transport unions without provocation.
He said, “Some relatives recently beat a nurse in General Hospital, Aramoko, for not sitting with a patient. They also threatened to beat the doctor on duty who started begging them to spare his life.
“The doctor is still receiving threat messages for reporting the matter at the appropriate quarters.
“Also at General Hospital in Aramoko, members of National Union of Road Transport Workers threatened to beat up a doctor while treating a patient. We are fast becoming an endangered species.
“We therefore urgently call on the state government and law enforcement agencies to curtail the attack and harassment of our members.”
In a related development, mayhem occurred in Osun state when hoodlums attacked a lawmaker-elect from Ife East Constituency, Mr. Akinwole Akinwale when he was about to leave the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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