Katsina State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21- day ultimatum to the state government to address deplorable infrastructures in health centres and welfare of personnel or risk industrial action. Addressing newsmen yesterday, the NMA chairman, Dr Kabir Suleiman said a health care service in the state was riddled with lack of adequate health personnel and dearth of basic equipments. “Most of the hospitals are underfunded and many lack basic x-ray services, emergency drugs, oxygen and dressing materials,” Usman said, adding, “Workers’ welfare is yet to receive serious attention”

Suleiman said the association had made several efforts to ensure that the state government addresses deplorable state of health sector but the APC government has failed to heed the association’s demands. “Government has failed to create conducive environment in which the state health workers can deliver efficient and effective health care services to the good people of the state”. The NMA hinted that due to the poor working condition as is currently obtained in the state, most of the consultants in the state have perfected plans to leave by January.