Poor pay: 46 doctors resign from Ojukwu teaching hospital

No fewer than 46 medical doctors have resigned from the Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, over poor condition of service.

They were made up of 10 consultants and 36 resident doctors.

The university’s chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria, Dr Chukwudi Okani, stated this on Wednesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

He said the doctors were “frustrated out of the system because of poor management in the last one year and many more are seriously searching for better places to go.”

He said COOUTH had the worst condition of service amongst teaching hospitals in the country.

He urged the governor, Willie Obiano, to intervene to save the institution from imminent collapse.

Okani said the ongoing indefinite strike by his members in the institution would continue until government met their demands.

He said, “There must be better conditions of service in COOUTH so that doctors would not be leaving in droves.

“Both the state government and the management of the teaching hospital are not serious in addressing the multiple problems facing the teaching hospital.

“Let us be reminded that our benchmark for return to work is at least payment of 70 per cent of the revised CONMESS as agreed at the committee level.”

He said most departments in the teaching hospital had no consultants.

He denied reports in some quarters that the state government had met their demands, adding that government was just “playing to the gallery.”

Reacting, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, while stating that some medical professionals must have left the institution for greener pastures, said the state government was working to better the hospital.

He said, “The state government has come up with a good package that will make the doctors to stay and also attract better brains to the college.

“Government has supplied modern equipment to the college and very soon, those who left will like to come back.”

joshcaleb200:
No fewer than 46 medical doctors have resigned from the Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, over poor condition of service.

They were made up of 10 consultants and 36 resident doctors.

The university’s chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria, Dr Chukwudi Okani, stated this on Wednesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital.

He said the doctors were “frustrated out of the system because of poor management in the last one year and many more are seriously searching for better places to go.”

He said COOUTH had the worst condition of service amongst teaching hospitals in the country.

He urged the governor, Willie Obiano, to intervene to save the institution from imminent collapse.

Okani said the ongoing indefinite strike by his members in the institution would continue until government met their demands.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/12/no-going-back-on-building-fourth.html

Simplyleo:
10 consultants and 36 resident doctors resigned from just one hospital because of poor condition of service. Going by what they keep deluding themselves with, one will expect a doctor working in any hospital in that region to be feeling like he/she is in US.

If this were to be even in a privately owned hospital somewhere in the north or west, insults down to forefathers of the zones would have pushed this thread into the 4th page by now.

But in this case, watch how poor condition of service in a state-owned hospital becomes a case for the whole of Nigeria.

TundeBricklayer:
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COOUTH Awka is well managed

Simplyleo:
10 consultants and 36 resident doctors resigned from just one hospital because of poor condition of service. Going by what they keep deluding themselves with, one will expect a doctor working in any hospital in that region to be feeling like he/she is in US.

If this were to be even in a privately owned hospital somewhere in the north or west, insults down to forefathers of the zones would have pushed this thread into the 4th page by now.

But in this case, watch how poor condition of service in a state-owned hospital becomes a case for the whole of Nigeria.

TundeBricklayer:

When these threaded here on nairaland we careless

Racoon:
While our president is still frequenting a cosy London hospital seeking healthcare.

Simplyleo:

Really?

But I thought this thread is about COOUTH where 46 doctors including consultants resigned due to poor condition of service

Mango is the topic, they switch to pineapple.

Osagyefo98:



Even Osun state has none but dysfunctional abortion centres where patients are also given melatonin.


Is ogun state hospital that is in shambles a remedy.


Visit Coouth and have peace.


This one no be agbo issue.

Simplyleo:

Really?

Somehow, it is Buhari's fault. Lol.

Btw, did you just say "our" president?

So what is the appointment of lamidi cownu?

Osagyefo98:




Grade your brown roof and fix fan there.

Simplyleo:
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Stick to the topic for once.

Did 36 resident doctors and 10 consultants resign due to poor condition of service in COOUTH?

Osagyefo98:



I am sticking to the topic.

They don't sell agbo there or have bunks riddled with cockroacheds as obtained in Ogun state teaching hospital

Simplyleo:

So how is this related to the resignation of 46 medical practitioners from COOUTH on the ground of poor condition of service?

Simplyleo:

Is the report of this thread true?

Simplyleo:

Really?

But I thought this thread is about COOUTH where 46 doctors including consultants resigned due to poor condition of service

Mango is the topic, they switch to pineapple.

Simplyleo:

Is the report of this thread true?

Simplyleo:

I don't get.

So the report of 46 medical doctors including consultants resigning due to poor condition of service is not true?

Or is it the usual way of talking banana when the topic is about orange?

Solsix:

People resign when they get better job