The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Friday said that about 15 health workers have lost their lives in the fight against (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
The association said that over 200,000 health care professionals, especially nurses and doctors, have been exposed to COVID-19 while 70 nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 and about 200 are in isolation.
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) President, Comrade Abdurafiu Adeniji, disclose this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday to commemorate this year’s Nurses Day.
He said that about eight doctors and 6 nurses have died from COVID-19.
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Comrade Abdurafiu Adeniji, said insufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), anxiety, inadequate provision of medical consumables and few life support equipment, absence of life insurance, among other things, are what health workers are perpetually battling within the face of COVID-19 fight.
According to him, “Over two thousand Nigerian health care professionals, especially nurses and doctors, have been exposed to COVID-19 while about 15 health care professionals have lost their lives.
“Our health care system appears to have been over-stretched and on the verge of being overwhelmed.’’
“There are also increase assaults on the nurses and midwives, hiding of medical/travel history as well as non-disclosure of contact with an infected individual when patient and relative present at the health care facilities,’’ said NANNM President.
Comrade Abdurafiu Adeniyi accuses the Federal Government of merely paying lip service to the issue of life insurance for health workers, describing it as ‘Abracadabra’.
He said the offer of two million to each person as life insurance is totally unacceptable and proposed between N20m to N50m per person.
“People have laid down their lives and paid the supreme sacrifice and what goes to each individual is about N2 million. This is not enough to take care of the family of an individual.
“Concerning the life insurance, no health worker has ever filled any form. If the N11 billion is somewhere, I am sure that the Federal Government is keeping it,’’ said Comrade Abdurafiu Adeniyi.
“The agreement was signed barely three weeks ago and from that time till now, the thing is yet to hit the stand, and I am aware that when they deduct salaries of health workers, it didn’t take one week before they did it.
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