Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on Nigerian doctors to embrace dialogue in solving all health related issues in the country.
Abubakar made the appeal on Tuesday at the Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) annual scientific conference and general meeting in Sokoto.
He said: “I always feel the frequent strike actions embarked upon by medical practitioners whenever an issue arises is setting the sector backward and causing more harm than good in our society.
“I therefore plead and call on all of you at this critical sector to always embrace dialogue in solving any arising issue for the benefit of the general population,” he urged.
The monarch also said that traditional leaders across the country are always willing to engage in supporting all health related issues to maintain a healthy and productive society.
“We therefore, assure you of our total commitment in all sectors relating to the health of our people and also support all the engagements and needs in various capacities,” Abubakar said.
He further assured that traditional leaders across the country will ensure full sensitisation of the people, to enable people keep infectious diseases at bay.
Also speaking, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal pledged the total support and commitment of his administration on all health related issues in the state.
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Tambuwal, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Shehu Kakale, thanked the association for organising the conference in the state.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC,) Dr Liman Dogandaji, said the conference was aimed on the need to offer kidney failure patients multiple options in renal replacement therapy.
He said: “The theme of the conference, Interventional Nephrology in Nigeria, was chosen in view of the advances made in the field.”
In their separate remarks, the Vice Chancellor, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and the Chief Medical Director, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Prof. Abdu Zuru, and Dr Yakubu Ahmed, respectively, commended the association for the initiative. (NAN)