LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Resident Doctors Decry Poor Working Conditions, Seek Urgent Government Intervention

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LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Resident Doctors Decry Poor Working Conditions, Seek Urgent Government Intervention
Resident doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have raised alarm over deteriorating working conditions, acute manpower shortage and poor welfare packages.

The doctors, under the umbrella of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), LAUTECH Teaching Hospital chapter, said the current situation in the hospital has become unsustainable due to long-standing neglect and unfulfilled promises by authorities.

In a joint statement issued by the President of the association, Dr. Mustapha Adedapo A., and the General Secretary, Dr. John Stephen, the resident doctors said they have been forced to speak out to protect the integrity of their profession.

According to the association, some of the major challenges facing its members include severe understaffing, unpaid minimum wage arrears, non-payment of promised allowances, and poor state of call rooms.

“Today, the resident doctors of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, stand united. We took an oath to save lives, but today, we are forced to take a stand to save our own profession and dignity,” the statement said.

The ARD warned that doctors who are burnt-out and neglected cannot deliver optimal healthcare, noting that their demands are not for luxury but for basic dignity, fair pay and proper funding for residency training.

The association called on Oyo State Governor, the Oyo State Government, the hospital management and other relevant stakeholders to urgently address their grievances.

“We are not asking for luxuries; we are demanding basic human dignity, fair compensation and the proper funding of medical residency training,” they added.

The doctors said resolving the welfare issues would enable them to focus fully on their core duty of saving lives, while stressing that urgent action is needed to salvage the institution.
SOURCE: The Sun Nigeria