Nigeria, July 31 -- Health services across many government hospitals were disrupted on Wednesday as nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) began a nationwide seven-day warning strike.

The industrial action, which follows the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government, has left patients struggling to access health care.

In Lagos, the situation was further compounded by a separate three-day warning strike by doctors under the Medical Guild, protesting salary deductions.

Visits to public health facilities in Abuja and Lagos by our reporters showed disruptions in service delivery, with many outpatient units shut. Patients were turned away in some hospitals, while others had their appoin...