The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti State have accused the State government of not paying adequate attention to healthcare delivery in the state.
The association made the claim in a statement signed by its chairman Dr Kolawole Adeniyi and secretary Dr Toyese Adeleye in Ado Ekiti,in reaction to government’s response to ongoing doctor’s strike in the state.
The Medical Doctors who claimed that only seven doctors are available to man 131 primary health care centres in the state said they embarked on the strike to save the health care sector from total collapse.
“It is not only a moral burden on us, but also a clarion call.
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“It is for the sake of the innocent people of Ekiti State, who unfortunately are at the receiving end,” the NAGGMDP said on the four week-old strike.
“Government’s claim that it has in its employ over 300 doctors and cumulatively 700 doctors in Ekiti State is an obvious digression from the point.
The association said that it had in October 2019 presented its recommendation to the state government but nothing came out of it.
The medical personnel therefore appealed to respected Ekiti sons and daughters as well as other stakeholders to intervene to save the sector from total collapse.
