Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has backed the ongoing strike by resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

NARD in a press release issued on 12 September and signed by its President, Mohammad Suleiman, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Lagos State Ministry of Health to intervene.

NARD said it is in "full solidarity" with the Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH-ARD), and supported its demands.

It noted that the unresolved welfare concerns had disrupted medical services at the tertiary hospital.

It called on the state government to address the doctors' grievances and "avert a prolonged crisis" that could af...