The Nigerian Affiliation of Resident Docs has urged the Federal Authorities to pay the excellent Medical Residency Coaching Funds (MRTF) for 2023 and 2024.
NARD President, Dr. Osundara Tope-Zenith, made this attraction throughout a press convention in Abuja on Saturday, following the affiliation’s 2025 January Nationwide Government Council assembly.
The assembly was themed “Empowering Docs with Management and Entrepreneurship Abilities: A Panacea for Common Well being Protection and a Brighter Healthcare System” and sub-themed “Constructing Resilience and Strengthening Nigeria’s Healthcare System for Efficient Catastrophe and Illness Administration.”
Tope-Zenith recommended the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare for convening a stakeholders’ assembly to handle points associated to the Medical Residency Coaching Funds (MRTF).
Nonetheless, he additionally expressed displeasure over the non-payment of arrears for the upwardly revised Consolidated Medical Wage Construction (CONMESS).
“The NEC expressed concern over the persistent manpower scarcity in most hospitals and the continued migration of specialised medical professionals from privately-owned instructing hospitals as a result of poor remuneration,” Tope-Zenith stated.
He famous with dismay that members had been constantly shortchanged over the previous 5 years, as there had been no consequential changes to the CONMESS primary wage and allowances, describing this as a transparent violation of the 2009 collective bargaining settlement.
Regardless of these issues, the NEC appreciated the Chief Medical Administrators who had absolutely paid the Accoutrement Allowance arrears and acknowledged the optimistic efforts of Prof. John Okeniyi, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Obafemi Awolowo Educating Hospital, in sustaining industrial peace.
The council additionally recommended the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, for facilitating the fee of all excellent salaries and allowances, guaranteeing the disbursement of MRTF, and using extra medical doctors within the FCT.
He famous that the council resolved that the Nationwide Postgraduate Medical School of Nigeria ought to expedite the fee of the 2025 MRTF, make sure the settlement of the excellent 2023 and 2024 MRTF, and facilitate the fee of the 2022 MRTF arrears in keeping with the stakeholders’ assembly convened by the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare.
“The NEC urges the FG to promptly pay the arrears of the upwardly revised CONMESS, unhealthy different excellent wage arrears with none additional delay. The NEC calls for the complete implementation of the consequential changes for the 2019, and 2034 minimal wage on our primary wage, and allowances, together with the fee of the accrued arrears.
“The NEC mandates the Nationwide Officers Committee to proceed engagements with the FG. If there isn’t a vital response after six weeks, the NEC will name an emergency NEC to reappraise the state of affairs.
“The NEC calls for that each one CMDs/MDs full the fee of the 2023/2024 accoutrement allowance arrears and that the federal government promptly course of and pay the 2025 accoutrement allowance arrears.
“The NEC requires sustained engagement with the Federal Ministry (Well being and Social Welfare) to make sure the seamless and steady employment of medical doctors in our well being establishments, serving to to mitigate the continued mind drain,” he emphasised.
