The ongoing strike by health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) in Lagos State continues to disrupt healthcare delivery across public hospitals, forcing patients to seek services outside government facilities and placing extra pressure on the available doctors and nurses.
PREMIUM TIMES’ visits to major public hospitals across Lagos on Tuesday showed that the strike has reduced manpower, shut down departments and increased pressure on patients and facilities.
Although emergency care and clinical consultations are still ongoing in many facilities, the withdrawal of non-clinical health workers has crippled essential services, including administration, pharmacies, laboratories, and medical records.
This has resulted in delays, overcrowding and higher out-of-pocket costs for patients.
JOHESU represents pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists, health information managers, physiotherapists, radiographers, engineers, cleaners and other support staff.
According to the Secretary of the JOHESU Lagos Council, Adegboyega Kabiawu, members of the union make up about 85 per cent of the health workforce, leaving doctors and nurses to operate with limited institutional support.
Mr Kabiawu said the scale
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