{"id":95985,"date":"2022-06-14T17:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95985"},"modified":"2022-06-14T17:03:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:03:28","slug":"breaking-abia-medical-doctors-embark-on-strike-over-kidnapped-colleague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-abia-medical-doctors-embark-on-strike-over-kidnapped-colleague\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Abia Medical doctors embark on strike over kidnapped colleague"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Doctors in Abia State have announced withdrawal of their services in both public and private hospitals to register their displeasure over the kidnap and continued detention of their colleague, Professor Uwadinachi Iweha.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nProfessor Iweha was Kidnapped on Sunday 6th June, 2022, around 4:00pm, in front of his house at Umuokpara in Umuahia South Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The doctors had during their earlier protest last Friday, threatened to down tools if after 47 hours their Kidnapped colleague were not released.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring the decision of the doctors Tuesday after a rally and prayer session at the car park of the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu, said the action was to alert the world that the safety of doctors in the state was no longer guaranteed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nNMA argued that there was no way doctors would continue to provide maximum services amid uncertainties over the safety of their members who are always on duty to serve humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Reading from a prepared speech he co-signed with the Secretary of the body, Dr Robinson Ugwuanyi, the NMA Chairman said:\u201d As an Association deeply involved in the welfare of Medical Doctors in Abia State, we are worried that 9 days down the line, Prof Uwadinachi Iweha is still within the kidnappers Den. This is traumatic, depressing, dehumanising and has instilled a lot of fear within the medical community whose primary objective is to save the life of Abians from the medical point of view.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThe Nigerian Medical Association Abia State hereby condemns the kidnap of its member and calls on the Abia State Government and security apparatus to do all that is necessary to secure his release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur ernest prayer is that his health condition does not deteriorate further and he comes back alive to us and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recent spate of kidnap with its attendant consequences on the morale of its citizens has the capability of eroding the achievement we have made, as a state, in the area of security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedical Doctors work all round the clock. This includes normal duties, surgeries, clinical calls, emergencies and administrative duties. The nature and scope of our work involves been on the road any time you are called, as more than 95% of Doctors reside outside their place of work.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWith the current state of fear caused by the kidnap and detention of our colleague, safety cannot be guaranteed and it will be difficult to attend to duties as normal as no one knows who will be the next victim.<\/p>\n<p>Arising from its meeting on Friday 10th June 2022, the NMA Abia State Branch took a peaceful protest to the Government house where it registered its displeasure at the kidnap of its senior medical colleague.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201d We were received by the Chief of Staff Chief Okey Ahaiwe, who assured us, on behalf of the Governor, that government will do all the needful to ensure release of its colleague. We are still looking up to this promise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Tuesday 14th, the NMA Abia State has commenced a withdrawal of services in both public and private sectors, to register its deep displeasure at this unfortunate incident and give its members time to join the family in searching for its members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d However, emergency services are still going on to enable our members attend to critical patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall also take out time to pray for Prof Iweha and carry out a very peaceful rally to show that we stand by our own in this time of trial. These, in addition to this press conference, are the main three activities for today.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cOur Physicians pledge, as amended by the 68th World Medical Association General Assembly Chicago in 2017 states in line 11 \u2018 I will take care of my health and well being, and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standards\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the kidnap and continued detention of our colleague, we are not assured of our health and well-being as Doctors in this environment; hence may not provide care of highest standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our utmost desire that the Government enables a secured release of our colleague and restores the peace and security we enjoy.<br \/>\nThe Nigerian Medical Association Abia State wishes to ask its members to pray for Prof Uwadinachi Iweha, and ask any member of the public with useful information about his where about to report to the nearest Police Station.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nSimilar rally was also held by doctors at the Abia State Teaching hospital, Aba.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nProf Iweha served as the Chief Medical Director of Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba; and Abia Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently the Provost of Gregory University College Of Medicine, Umuahia Campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors in Abia State have announced withdrawal of their services in both public and private hospitals to register their displeasure over the kidnap and continued detention of their colleague, Professor&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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