Ebola Scare: Bishop Ezeokafor Declares 10th Of August Family Week , Seeks Urgent End to NMA Strike

                               

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Dr. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has called for a quick resolution of the strike action embarked by Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) six weeks ago.

Bishop Ezeokafor who made the call at St. Maria Gorreti Catholic Church, Umuona, Aguata L. G. A. while reacting to the Ebola virus scare which was recorded in the country last week said it was now important that the striking doctors returned to work so as to be able to contain the possible epidemic that could result from the disease while urging the government to dialogue with them and find a common ground to end the impasse.

The Catholic prelate, enjoined Nigerians to turn to God as he described the virus as deadly, very infectious and  fast killer, pointing out that detecting it in  Nigeria may not be fast and easy as it was in advanced countries,

‘Every profession has its ethics and for the doctors I know it is life first, if you strike by not treating people they will die, I appeal to the doctors and the government to resolve this crisis so that they can continue to save life.

‘In as much as I expect the government to do their best, I want the doctors to treat people and not allow them to die because they are on strike, there is no enough excuse to give when someone whom you could help dies, in the interest of the masses let them go back to work”, he said.

Meanwhile, the Bishop has announced that 10^th of August would be the date for the beginning of Family Week in the Church’s calendar across the world and highlighted the importance of the family as a unit that guaranteed good society.

He said it was in that philosophy that the church celebrates the family Week, to remind the people the need to keep the family together in our quest for a peaceful society.

‘Everything about life and society depends on the family so by the 10^th of August the Church will draw its attention to the importance of the family.

‘Nigeria must get the family unit which the Vatican calls the domestic church, right in our bid to build society we want to see.’ Bishop Ezeokafor said.