BREAKING! Nigerian Doctors Call Off Strike

After 65 days, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its strike. They made the announcement on their official twitter handle yesterday, and today, NMA president, Kayode Obembe, told journalists that the association decided to suspend the strike because of the Ebola outbreak.  The General Secretary of the NMA, Dr.Adewunmi Alayaki also told reporters that the NMA decided to suspend the strike after several meetings with the Nigerian health authorities. He did not disclose in details the outcome of the meetings but stated that all striking doctors are expected back to work at 8:00 AM tomorrow  (Monday) morning.

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