Health Crisis Unfolds: 59 Doctors Resign in Nasarawa State Amid Welfare Concerns
Mass resignations have hit Nasarawa State, with 59 medical doctors withdrawing their services from Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH). The aggrieved doctors cited poor welfare as the primary reason for their resignation.
Interestingly, 20 doctors opted to seek better opportunities abroad, while 39 emphasized the unsatisfactory conditions of service. According to reports from Daily Trust, the doctors pointed to the non-implementation of hazard allowances and inadequate service conditions over the last three months as key factors.
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In the midst of this exodus, a top government official within the administrative unit of DASH, speaking anonymously, revealed that they received over 25 resignation letters from doctors within just two days.
The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Nasarawa State, Dr Yakubu Adeleke, highlighted the stagnation and lack of promotions for doctors in the region. He noted, “Some doctors have been working for eight years without promotion,” adding that the substantial resignation would further strain the state’s health system.
Several doctors, expressing their frustration to the media, mentioned that they had run out of patience.
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This development comes only weeks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government announced a substantial injection of N50 billion into the nation’s health sector as the initial tranche of the Basic Healthcare Fund, marking a significant increase from the N25 billion allocated in 2022.
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