The Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, has clarified the power outage situation in the health facility.
In a statement jointly signed by the President Dr. John Oladapo and the Secretary of the association, Gboyega Ajibola which described media publications as misleading and untrue, noting that the doctors neither forfeited their duty posts nor suspended work due to the power outage.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to some publications in the media that have been misleading the public about the prolonged power outage at the University College Hospital. These reports have stated that “UCH doctors suspend night shift, begin strike Tuesday” or similar variations, which are untrue, not accurate, and a distortion of the events.
It has been widely reported that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, disconnected the power supply to the UCH due to a billing disagreement. As a result, patient care has been hampered, healthcare delivery has become suboptimal, and there has been an increased hazard risk to all the hospital’s health workers.
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Against the backdrop of these recent events, the Joint Action Committee, JAC, Congress a coalition of all hospital unions except the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, and Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria ,MDCAN, UCH has instructed its members to reduce their work schedule by working between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The ARD-UCH stands in solidarity with all health workers concerning the sub- par working conditions. It is however important to let the püblic know that UCH doctors stand at their duty posts, providing essential care and service to those in need”.
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