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LAUTECH resident doctors protest unpaid arrears and staff shortages

From The Punch · () English

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  • Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital protested over understaffing, unpaid wage arrears and poor working conditions.
  • The doctors’ association asked the Oyo State Government and hospital management to address staffing shortages, unpaid allowances and deteriorating call rooms.
  • The protest followed earlier warnings from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors that doctors who left or completed training had not been replaced.

Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have taken to the streets over unpaid arrears, staff shortages and what they describe as degrading working conditions.

The Association of Resident Doctors at the hospital held the protest on Wednesday. It called for urgent action from the Oyo State Government and hospital management, saying the conditions had damaged doctors’ professional welfare and dignity.

We took an oath to save lives, but today, we are forced to take a stand to save our own professions and dignity.

· Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching HospitalThe association described why its members staged the protest.

“We took an oath to save lives, but today, we are forced to take a stand to save our own professions and dignity,” the association said in a statement signed by its president, Dr Mustapha Adedapo, and public relations officer, Dr Abdulrahman Fofie. It cited severe understaffing, unpaid minimum-wage arrears, unfulfilled allowance promises and dilapidated call rooms.

A burnt-out, neglected doctor cannot provide the quality care our patients deserve.

· Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching HospitalThe doctors linked their working conditions to patient care.

The doctors said the strain affected the care they could provide. “A burnt-out, neglected doctor cannot provide the quality care our patients deserve,” they said, adding that they were demanding basic dignity, fair compensation and proper funding for residency training rather than luxuries.

They appealed directly to the Oyo governor, the state government, hospital management and other stakeholders. “Hear our voices! Resolve these legitimate demands today. Fix the system so we can return to doing what we love, saving lives,” the statement said.

We are not asking for luxuries; we are demanding basic human dignity, fair compensation, and the proper funding of medical residency training.

· Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching HospitalThe association set out the scope of its demands.

The protest followed concerns from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors about a shortage at the hospital. NARD said several doctors had departed without replacement, while doctors who completed their residency also had not been replaced. It identified Anaesthesia, Chemical Pathology and Haematology among the specialties affected.

Hear our voices! Resolve these legitimate demands today. Fix the system so we can return to doing what we love, saving lives.

· Association of Resident Doctors, LAUTECH Teaching HospitalThe doctors appealed to the governor, government and hospital management.
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