pILORIN – The industrial action commenced by the resident doctors at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has crippled healthcare delivery in the hospital.
The General Out-Patients Department (GOPD) and the Family Medicine Complex was shadow of itself as the departments were devoid of their usual hustle and bustle.
Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, Dr Ade Faponle, Chairman, National Association of Resident Doctors, Kwara chapter, disclosed that the doctors went on strike because of welfare issues.
He noted that the doctors faced deteriorating condition beyond what they can handle.
“Working condition is not conducive, it is deplorable because there is no light, no water and certainly not habitable for any doctor to work in.
“We use torch light during consultation, our colleagues cannot have even bathing water,” he said.
Faponle, who decried the pitiable situation, said that it was regrettable that the patient would bear the brunt.
He, however, gave hope that negotiation was ongoing with relevant stakeholders.
Mr Muyideen Olatunde of UITH also described the resident doctors as the life-wire of any hospital due to the sensitive nature of their job.
He said part of the reasons they embarked upon the strike include lack of conducive environment, insufficient equipment, lack of power supply and issues of their allowances.
“The resident doctors are the life wire of any teaching hospitals because of the work they do, the consultants and other doctors are working too, but the resident doctors are many,” he said.
