In the ultimatum, the association noted that 'the current workforce of 65 doctors covering 22 specialist and general hospitals is grossly inadequate'.
The doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners , Ekiti State chapter, are set to down their tools beginning from midmight Friday .
The challenges identified by the doctors include: pay disparity affecting doctors among doctors in the state, inadequate workforce, and that the entry-level of newly employed doctors should be grade level 13 as it reportedly obtains in other parts of the country.
In the ultimatum, the association noted that “the current workforce of 66 doctors covering 22 specialist and general hospitals is grossly inadequate and the inability to attract fresh hands is a direct consequence of pay disparity”. “Most hospitals today are covered by one or two doctors and such doctors will be in the hospital 24/7. To even cater for their own needs would be difficult,” he said. South-west, Rosiji Babatunde, said “not only are we losing doctors to foreign climes, but we are also having an internal redistribution of this highly skilled manpower”.
He said as of November 2022, when they engaged the government, there were about 78 doctors in the general and specialist hospitals, but “now we are left with 65 meaning 13 people have resigned.” “For us, we are recommending that the government should bring stability to the system. Let there be pay parity as it will reduce the velocity of motion of this healthcare professional between the primary, secondary and tertiary institutions and it will stop the internal drift, internal migration from all these centres, to the better-paying facilities,” he said.
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