The Chief Medical
Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Michael Ibadin, on
Monday, said industrial actions disrupted medical activities in the
hospital
for a cumulative period of five months in 2016.
Ibadin disclosed
this during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin.
He said industrial
actions embarked upon by the various unions in the hospital were hinged on
staff welfare.
He said that some of
the issues had been resolved while others were yet to be resolved as they were
not captured in the 2016 budget for the hospital.
“The resident
doctors in the hospital went on strike on three different occasions. They went
on strike between Jan and Feb, in June and from August to October in 2016.
“The laboratory
scientists also embarked on strike from January to April in 2016 while nurses
went on strike from Dec. 2015 to Jan. 2016.
“But there is a
better understanding now because we were able to resolve some of the issues
raised’’, the CMD said.
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