{"id":81779,"date":"2021-06-07T14:37:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81779"},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:37:34","slug":"breaking-105-medical-doctors-resign-in-ondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-105-medical-doctors-resign-in-ondo\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 105 Medical Doctors Resign In Ondo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the resignation of 105 doctors in the service of Ondo in the last year.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its State Chairman, Dr. Stella Adegbehingbe and State Secretary, Dr. Olorunfemi Owa in a statement released in Akure blamed the trend on irregular and percentage payment of salaries by the state government.<\/p>\n<p>According to the leadership of the association \u201cSome Departments in the State-owned Teaching Hospital, which could hitherto boast of between 6 and 8 Doctors are now left with 1 or 2 Doctors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis makes it practically impossible for the hospital to function at a minimum acceptable level.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYawning vacancies exist in the Resident Doctor and Consultant cadres at the Teaching Hospital.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThese have remained difficult to till due to the haphazard safety payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have it on good records that about 105 medical doctors have resigned their employment from the Teaching Hospital in the last year alone.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOndo State has not been able to engage requisite numbers of House officers since 2019.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cThis has made our work almost impossible because this group of Doctors have a peculiar role in Health service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They added that \u201cThere 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.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the resignation of 105 doctors in the service of Ondo in the last year. 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