Only 7 doctors work in 131 health centres in Ekiti - NAGGMDP

The Ekiti state government has been accused of maintaining a lackadaisical attitude towards the health sector in the state by doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP). 

 

Reacting to Governor Kayode Fayemi's threat of invoking the "no work, no pay" rule over the continuing strike by doctors in the state, doctors insisted that they embarked on a strike to save the state's primary and secondary health care sector in the state from total collapse.

 

They also disclosed that they are protesting against wage disparity, shortage of manpower, and the unpaid backlog of allowances, among others. 

 

In a statement released by Kolawole Adeniyi and Toyese Adeleye (the group's chairman and secretary respectively), it was also alleged that there were only seven doctors working in 131 health centres in the state. 

 

The statement read:

“It is not only a moral burden on us but also a clarion call. 

“It is for the sake of the innocent people of Ekiti State, who unfortunately are at the receiving end.

“For the avoidance of doubt, at the primary health care level, there are a total of seven doctors working in 131 health centres.

“Government’s claim that it has in its employ over 300 doctors and cumulatively 700 doctors in Ekiti State is an obvious digression from that point.

“The primary and secondary levels of care are suffering obvious neglect.

"We appeal to respected sons and daughters of Ekiti as well as other stakeholders to intervene and save the sector from total collapse.