FG orders crackdown on assaults against health workers after 18 attacks
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Government has ordered the immediate implementation of measures to protect health workers nationwide following revelations that at least 18 cases of assault, intimidation and harassment were recorded across federal tertiary health institutions within the past year.
The incident, which disrupted clinical services and led to industrial action, prompted the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to investigate rising cases of threats against healthcare workers across the country.
As part of the measures, all federal tertiary health institutions have been directed to strengthen security arrangements, establish Violence Prevention Teams and improve surveillance systems, or identification procedures and access control, particularly around emergency units and other sensitive areas.
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