The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti has accused the state government of not being committed to healthcare delivery in the state.
The association, in a statement jointly signed by Dr Kolawole Adeniyi and Dr Toyese Adeleye, its Chairman and Secretary, respectively, said the state government was only paying lip service to the health sector in the state.
The doctors made the accusations in reaction to the state government’s response to their continued stay-at-home.
The doctors have been on strike for about four weeks.
The doctors explained they embarked on the strike to save the primary and secondary health care in Ekiti State 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 statement added.
NAGGMDP said that it had in October 2019 presented its position paper to the state government but unfortunately nothing came out of it for well over nine months.
“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 the point.
“The primary and secondary levels of care are suffering an obvious neglect,” the statement added.
The doctors through the statement, urged respected Ekiti sons and daughters as well as other stakeholders to intervene to save the sector from total collapse.
