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Reform Nursing Practice Appeal Letter To President GMB

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LETTER TO
The President of Nigeria
The Nigeria National Assembly
The Nursing and Midwifery Council Of Nigeria

Please Reform the Nursing and Midwifery Training and Practice in Nigeria.

Nursing and Midwifery is the backbone of all the health care institutions in Nigeria which constitute about 60% of its workforce but, over the past decades it has received less attention from its relevant stakeholders and policy makers which result to a complete stagnation of the profession. This have seriously impacted on the healthcare of Nigerian masses as well as the Nigeria health care system. The changing trends in global health care practice makes it mandatory for urgent Reformation of the mode of training and practice of nursing and midwifery in Nigeria to meet the international base standard.

Nursing and Midwifery in Nigeria is facing multiple discrimination and injustice among the healthcare professionals Not everyone knows that;
1. Nigeria Nurses are the only health professionals that its graduates are denied of the mandatory one year internship training which is designed to give health care professionals the opportunity to implement the theoretical work and adequately prepare for real community task of health care service.

2. Nurses are the only health professionals that receive 3years intensive training in school of nursing yet are awarded with a mere basic nursing certificate which has not been officially quantified to represent any qualification in civil service and further academic career.

3. Nursing is the only profession in Nigeria universities that require additional 4 years to get a degree after 3 years general nursing training instead of 12 to 18 months roll up program as it is done in other countries. 4. Nursing is the only profession that its graduates are placed on GL 07 post NYSC instead of GL09 in federal civil service as done for other professions like pharmacy, laboratory science and MBBS (which gets GL 10).

4. Nursing is the only health profession that is still trained in schools of nursing that are not affiliated to any university or college thereby denying its students the opportunity to experience the advance learning skills and recognitions.

5. Nursing is the only profession that its undergraduates are denied the opportunities of enjoying national scholarships and oversea sponsors like chevron, NNPC, and PTDF scholarships.

6. Nursing is the only profession that its specialist post basic training are not given any recognition in civil service or academic.

7. Nursing in Nigeria is faced with multiple policies which limits their scope of practice, and this poses a serious thread to millions of Nigerians living in rural areas where Drs are rarely found.

8. Nursing is the only cadre in federal civil service that have a controversial scheme of service discriminating between nursing qualification obtained from school of nursing and that of university.

For Nigeria to competently compete internationally in terms of healthcare delivery, it must strengthen the workforce of the healthcare system in other to;
  • 1. Reduce the rate of mortality and morbidity
    2. Reduce the healthcare cost as many will access healthcare service through well trained nurses where Drs cannot be accessed as it is done in other developed countries.
    3. Attract international patronage of Nigeria healthcare as well as limit oversea travels in search of healthcare.
    4. To meet millennium development goals.
Recommended actions;
1. Approve and implement mandatory interns for nursing graduates to prepare them adequately for the real task of healthcare delivery to Nigerian people.
2. Upgrade or Affiliate all nursing training institutions to colleges or universities to improve the standard of nursing training in Nigeria.
3. Review the university nursing curriculum and Provide a roll up program of 12 to 18 months for registered nurses and midwives to obtain Bsc in nursing in other to advance their skills to meet up with the changing trends and challenges in patients care as it is done in other countries. This will also give nurses the courage to advance their basic healthcare skills as well as their academic career.
4. Provide a specialist post graduate program in other advance specialised skills in various fields of nursing as it is done in other countries like US, UK, Australia etc
5. Review basic nursing curriculum and quantify the certificate to be officially recognised as HND program or reduce the syllables to cover 2 years training as diploma as done in other fields.
6. Review the policies and laws limiting the scope of nursing practice in Nigeria in other to give the Nigerian population the basic healthcare needs with a less cost as done in other developed countries.
7. Give graduate nurses their deserved emolument to encourage them maintain their passion for the profession.
8. Approve and implement a unified scheme of service for nursing graduates and Registered Nurses without discrimination. With this,

We are appealing to the president of Nigeria and the President Elect General Muhammadu Buhari, The Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria, the Head of civil service of the federation, the federal ministry of health, the National Assembly, the national university commission, All schools of nursing in Nigeria and relevant stakeholder to jointly look into this and do the right thing for the nursing profession to grow to its destiny to give the consumers of healthcare the best they deserve.
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Re: Reform Nursing Practice Appeal Letter To President GMB

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TO OUR FATHER PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI.

First Version. ........

NURSING PROFESSION IS SERIOUSLY IN NEED OF YOUR INTERVENTION.

Your Excellency Sir, for the past four years no Substantive Registrar/ Secretary General in our Professional Body Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

For all these years no single Practicing licence, Notification of Registration and Certificate is printed and released to graduands of Nursing and Midwifery schools all over the country because of the above deficit in the council.

Sir, almost all of the council principal officers deserved to be change and be investigated due to some irregularities they are committing such as Collecting students fees for registration and licensing at high cost without making it available to them.

Similarly registering of non qualified professionals and denying others that qualified from being registered. I have so many evidences if you may require.

Making some among the professionals as routine representatives of the council when ever council assignments are going on not because they're more qualified to do so but because of sentiment of both religion and region.

Not respecting the Government policies such as rejecting Certificates issued by the Highest Teaching Body of the Country i.e National Teachers' Institute PGDE despite the fact that it is recognised by the Federal Ministry of Education and National Commission for Collages of Education ''NCCE'' under an established law.

More information will be released later.
As a change agent of your Government Sir, I will not hesitate to keep publishing details of shortcomings observed affecting my profession and the professional body (NMCM)for your concern and immediate action.
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Re: Reform Nursing Practice Appeal Letter To President GMB

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Murtala Tafidan Sakwa

Honestly speaking I am highly impressed with the effort made by the National leadership of Nurses and midwives in respect of my previous submission requesting Baba Buhari to kindly intervene and bring a lasting solution to our Profession.

Today around 6:00pm here in kaduna town I received a phone call inviting me for a meeting with the National and State Leadership of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and midwives at Nevilla Hotel.

I graced the invitation and spent at least Two hours discussing on the issues I raised in my previous submission.

The leadership understood me very well and promised to continue with our meeting tomorrow morning.

By God's grace I will provide the leadership with adequate evidence on all the allegations I made against the council as I promised to provide Baba Buhari with in my earlier submission.

I am therefore, using this medium to express my sincere appreciation to the National President, Deputy National President, National Secretary and the Kaduna State Leadership of NANNM for giving me listening Ears on this matter.

To my concerned Professional colleagues Kindly keep on following me for more details until we reach the planned destination.
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