The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has commenced a seven-day warning strike.
Announcing the action on Monday in a communiqué, the association cited systemic failures in the FCT health sector.
The communiqué was signed by the association’s President, George Ebong, alongside other members of the executive.
The doctors described the territory’s health system as one crippled by long-standing structural deficiencies, stressing the need for urgent and comprehensive reforms.
Last month, the doctors’ union had urged the government to speedily address rising challenges in the city’s health sector.
Ebong noted that resident doctors in the FCT are under immense strain, often forced to handle multiple departments at once.
He urged the federal government to urgently address the worsening challenges in the health sector, warning that persistent neglect could trigger “a systemic collapse.”
The association demanded quick intervention to fix manpower shortages, non-functional equipment, unpaid allowances, and poor working conditions. It also raised concerns over unpaid salaries, delayed promotions, and underpayment of promoted staff, insisting that morale and efficiency in service delivery hinged on immediate reforms.
Ebong further stressed that frontline health workers must be actively involved in decision-making processes.
To back its demands, the association handed the FCT administration the ultimatum to initiate meaningful reforms, particularly in staffing and welfare, or face a one-week strike action.
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