Doctors Strike; A Blessing Or Curse.

There are some important professions in the world that I don't think should be toyed with, this is because they deal with the life of others and without their service it will be a little difficult to have other sectors working perfectly.

Two important sectors are the Farmers and Doctors. I remember some time as a kid when we got into a debate about who is better the doctor and the farmer. The reality check is that both professions have their importance. And they cannot be overlooked.

When we talk about the importance of doctors, only those who are deprived of good health will testify that doctors are much more important. There is nothing you can do when you are deprived of good health. A sick soul is a weak one. Even if you are strong in the army with all your training and strength, once you are down, there is no way about it other than to seek the attention of a doctor.

And as for farmers, even when the sick get treated by the doctors and have not anything to eat, it's still back to square one. So that's how important food is to us. Every profession has its importance and that's why these professions shouldn’t be toyed with in any form.

Doctor’s Strike.

I think this is common to Nigeria and maybe some other undeveloped countries that are yet to make good use of their resources and also treat citizens to their rights, or even give value to the life of their citizens.

Developed countries surely don't joke with the health of their citizens and they must have put in place the necessary facilities that will aid the service to be rendered with ease.

Here in my country is where I keep hearing doctors go on strike, teachers go on strike, bakers go on strike, farmers on strike, army on strike. And when you ask the reason behind the strike then you realize that it's just because the government is unable to meet up with their wages and salaries.

So because of this, they had to go on strike to show their awareness to the government and then some lives were put at risk or I say as a sacrifice for their actions. This is something so poor. If other sectors should be on strike I don't think doctors should be toyed with in any form.

I witnessed a near-death experience of my younger brother due to the fact that doctors went on strike. My brother was admitted and diagnosed with a surgery that had to deal with his skull and his brain. The surgery was scheduled for a time and then it was done successfully. After that, the next day the doctors went on strike. The question was who would then finish the post-surgery operations?

Some others lost their lives due to the strike because it lasted for over a month. And who would cater to them? They can't treat themselves. Only God helped us with the post-surgery procedure and we were able to overcome it.

In conclusion, Medical practitioners are not to be taken with lefty hands. They should be one of the top priorities in a nation's budget. It is not surprising when all of our doctors and experts in different medical fields are flying out of the country for greener pastures.

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This is my response to the HIVE LEARNERS weekly prompt in the hive-learners community for the Week 172 Edition 3, and the topic to be discussed is DOCTORS ON STRIKE.

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