The Nigeria Medical Association on Monday, lamented as 105 doctors in the service resigned in Ondo State last year.
The Chairman NMA in the state, Dr Stella Adegbehingbe and State Secretary, Dr Olorunfemi Owa in a statement
released in Akure blamed the trend on irregular and also percentage payment of salaries by the state government.
However, according to the leadership of the association “Some Departments in the State-owned Teaching Hospital, which could hitherto boast of between 6 and 8 Doctors are now 1 or 2 Doctors.”
”This makes it practically impossible for the hospital to function at a minimum acceptable level.”
“Consequential vacancies in the medical officer cadre need to be urgently tilled. About 50 medical Doctors in this cadre
have left the employment of the Hospital Management Board without replacement over the last few months.”
“Yawning vacancies exist in the Resident Doctor and Consultant cadres at the Teaching Hospital.”
“These have also remained difficult to till due to the haphazard safety payments.”
“We have it on good records that about 105 medical doctors have resigned their employment from the Teaching Hospital
in the last year alone.”
“Ondo State has not been able to engage requisite numbers of House officers since 2019.”
However, “This has made our work almost impossible because this group of Doctors have a peculiar role in Health service delivery.
It is troubling to note that only three (3) house officers are left in the service of the Ondo State Government across the
three senatorial zones.
They added that “There is no gainsaying that the ongoing laudable efforts at having a Contributory Health Insurance
Scheme in the state can only be successful if the urgent issue of manpower need is adequately addressed”
By Cynthia N.
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