BEFORE CREATING MORE PROBLEMS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR....by Dr Paul John
It is unarguable that the health sector is the sector with the greatest amount of disharmony and court cases. One may wonder why a sector whose members provide essential services will be so embroiled in crises. In this sector, there are two major groups : the Nigerian medical doctors and on the other side, all other members of the sector under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). What is the origin of the disharmony in the sector? This is important because a popular maxim says that a problem that is known is half solved. I have elucidated the origin of the disharmony in my previous articles under different headings and they can be summarised as thus: inferiority complex and greed. A bill is currently before the lower House of our National Assembly for the establishment of National Postgraduate Physiotherapy College of Nigeria. The name is similar to the already established National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. I am aware that such similar names sho