NARD Caps Doctors’ Work Week at 48 Hours

  The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced new recommended work-hour guidelines for healthcare personnel across the country, capping the working week at 48 hours and limiting continuous duty to a maximum of 24 hours, a move the association says is aimed at curbing burnout and protecting patient safety. The guidelines, contained in…

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UCH Workers Begin Five-Day Warning Strike 

Healthcare services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, came to a near standstill yesterday as workers commenced a five-day warning strike to protest what they described as a deliberate policy of internal electricity rationing implemented by the hospital management. The industrial action was declared by the Council of UCH Union Leaders (CUUL), a coalition…

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