The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, DASH, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has declared a 72-hour protest strike, effective immediately.
The decision to embark on the strike was announced on Tuesday morning, just hours after a distressing incident unfolded at the state-owned hospital.
A doctor on duty became the victim of an assault perpetrated by a male relative of a patient whose identity remains confidential.
Protesting against incessant aggression towards its members and other healthcare workers, the association, alongside supporting hospital staff, convened a demonstration within the hospital premises.
Armed with placards bearing various messages, they pleaded for intervention from government authorities and other relevant bodies to swiftly curtail the surge in assaults on healthcare professionals within the state.
