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In some hospitals in Akwa Ibom, Osun, Edo, Cross River, Oyo, Gombe, Kwara and other states visited by our correspondents, there were no doctors while some others, particularly those in state capitals had between one and six doctors. “We have a case in Benin about three to four months ago. These are signs of the intense stress on the doctors. Doctors who are seen in this case are liable to leave if they get a better opportunity. Many of them are groaning under the intense hardship and we can just plead with the government to do the necessary thing.”In Cross River State, it was learnt that the General Hospital in Calabar, was in dire need of medical personnel, especially doctors and nurses.
He said, “Doctors in the state are not enough. We have said that over and over again. They are grossly inadequate. Currently on the ground in the state hospitals we have about 34 doctors. In the past two years or so we have had 19 doctors who have left the system. He added that general hospitals in Obubra, Akamkpa and Okpoma had one medical doctor each. According to Joseph, the General Hospital in Calabar has six doctors.
He said, “We don’t have enough doctors in our hospitals. We are striving hard to engage more doctors. We have problems with those we already engaged in terms of paying salaries and all that. When contacted, the Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Usman Rifun, said he could not react to the poor pay and a shortage of medical workers in the state hospitals and the poor health care provision in the state.This, he said, was because the present administration was winding up its activities.Also, doctors and nurses in Akwa Ibom State complained about manpower shortage in the state.
“In the process of taking care of the patients they end up dying in the ward, so the situation is as bad as that. In fact, there is no month we don’t bury up to three nurses. There is one obituary I have just received for burial of one of my members. Omotayo stated, “The reality is that doctors leave, most especially in the recent past when you cannot predict when you will receive your salary in the state.”
Are they lamenting on their pay or the building it self and they will be the one saying keep environment clean...OMG
Can you just imagine This is just too bad Thousands die daily due to our poor health care system
What a shame
Is this hospital building?
Government at all the levels has refused to employ fresh graduates to ameliorate the workload due to shortage of staffs.
This has to change if we must get better in our health system
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