The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory, ARD-FCT, has commenced a seven-day warning strike.
ARD disclosed this in a communique issued by its President, Dr George Ebong, and other executive members.
The resident doctors described the FCT health system as a longstanding systemic failure requiring comprehensive and immediate reform.
Ebong stressed that doctors in the FCT were under immense pressure, frequently covering multiple departments.
The union last month urged the government to quickly address rising challenges in the city’s health sector.
The union’s president, therefore, called for urgent intervention in areas like manpower shortages, non-functional equipment, poor working conditions, and unpaid staff allowances.
He warned that continued neglect could cause systemic collapse.