Kwara doctors issue two-week ultimatum to govt over poor welfare

Doctors successful Kwara State have issued a two-week ultimatum to the authorities to code their demands oregon hazard concern enactment crossed wellness facilities successful the state.

The ultimatum was issued by doctors nether the umbrellas of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), and the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) astatine a associated exigency enforcement gathering held connected September 26, 2026.

At the exigency meeting, issues concerning the authorities of healthcare successful assorted hospitals crossed the state, including the abrupt deductions for KwaraCare and the 2025 reappraisal of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), among others, were discussed.

Members expressed dissatisfaction with their September wage payments, from which funds were deducted for the Kwara Health Insurance Scheme astatine a clip erstwhile they were expecting an upward wage reappraisal that had already been implemented for doctors successful national and different state-owned wellness institutions crossed the state since January 2026.

In a statement, the assemblage said: “We person held respective stakeholders’ meetings with the Executive Secretary of the Kwara Health Insurance Scheme connected the substance of the...