Covid-19; We Lost 20 Doctors In One Week – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association [NMA] has said it lost 20 doctors to covid-19 complications in the last one week.
The NMA Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory [FCT], Enema Amodu revealed this while briefing journalists recently.
He said they lost Consultants, Professors and Resident Doctors.
According to him; ”For those of us in the health sector, we have lost quite a number of colleagues. Across the country, we have lost not less than 20 doctors in the last one week”.
He warned that the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic was more disastrous due to non-compliance to non-pharmaceutical measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus.
He further added that ;”The world is already facing the second wave of the pandemic and this is so overwhelming.
”The second wave is more catastrophic because a lot of people have gone back to their usual ways of doing things”.
Enema Amodu said that the poor knowledge of patient’s medical history exposed some doctors to the pandemic.
”To our patients, as you come to the hospitals, please oblige us. Wear your face masks, tell us the truth about your past medical condition. Stop holding any information back”, he said.
