Doctors’ Strike: Consultants Attend To Few Patients in UITH, Ilorin

Given the five-day warning strike by Resident Doctors Association, RDA,
Consultants have been attending to patients at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, Kwara state

Our Correspondent gathered that only consultants were seen attending to patients in the absence of the striking resident doctors as they are however, overwhelmed by the number of patients they need to attend to on a daily basis.

Also, the number of surgical operations being carried out in the theatre unit of the hospital since the strike action has also reduced drastically with consultants coming to the rescue in critical cases.

Also, fresh admission of patients has been put on hold but those on admission before the warning strike are being attended to.

Meanwhile, patients still on admission have pleaded with the striking doctors to resume work in the interest of their welfare.

It would be recall that the association declared a five-day warning strike nationwide to compel the Federal government to meet their demands which include enhanced welfare among others.

In its reaction to the development, the federal government recalled its ‘no work, no pay’ policy to weaken the resolve of the striking doctors after a deadlocked meeting last week.

Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, the Chairman of the resident doctors association, UITH branch, Dr Ijaya Mutalib, said “we are complying fully with the directive of the national body of the association.

“We hope to resume on Monday after the expiration of the five-day warning strike,” he added.
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