The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has appealed to the management of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja to help facilitate the payment of clinical duty and hazard allowances for honourary consultants in the hospital.

News Agency of Nigeria reported that the NMA Chairman in the state, Dr Adetunji Adenekan, made the appeal on Friday when NMA executive visited the LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof Adetokunbo Fabamwo. Adenekan, in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs Department, LASUTH, Mrs Oluwaseyi Adewale, said the honourary consultants were omitted in the payment of hazard allowance by the Lagos State Government.

He lauded Fabamwo for his open door policy, response to the welfare of doctors, appointment of more honourary consultants and provision of Personal Protective Equipment.

Fabamwo, however, assured the NMA leaders that names of the honourary consultants affected had been sent to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, adding that their hazard allowances would be paid.

He said that the hospital was constantly making efforts to provide PPE for its frontline health workers toward ensuring their safety from infections.

The chief medical director added that the hospital had organised a monthly webinar for health workers to sensitise them about the COVID-19 pandemic.