Ekiti state Doctors are appealing to the state government to fund the State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) and also pay the workers salary owed workers.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Ekiti state Chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Dr. Kunle Ajayi, who called on Governor Ayodele Fayose to save the health sector from collapse.
Dr. Ajayi made the appeal during the inauguration of the union’s secretariat complex, MDCAN House, located within the state teaching hospital premises.
Governor Ayodele Fayose who commissioned the complex was represented by Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olurotimi Ojo.
The Commissioner urged the doctors to bear with the government, saying everything will be resolve soon.
According to Ojo, “When this place was upgraded to Teaching Hospital in 2008, a lot of us on juicy appointments came. We left behind all privileges we were enjoying.
“But this hospital (EKSUTH) has received little attention in terms of funding, capacity building. This hospital has not received serious funding since inception.
“The more (doctors) that would have come have been prevented because of the experiences of people on ground so that the future of people who left various places won’t be jeopardised.”
Ojo assured the people that he will speak with the governor on their behaves “I will speak with the governor on your behalf; there is no responsible father that will see his children suffering. The governor feels for you but he has been incapacitated by financial limitations.
Speaking about the strike of the state resident doctors, Oyo said, “The governor appreciates our consultants, resident doctors are currently on strike but I want to plead with them to come back. Everybody knows what is going on the allocations coming from Abuja.
“I don’t want you (doctors) to be militant, let us show our strength during this period. All institutions on subvention in the state are going through this situation.”
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