{"id":1135,"date":"2013-03-29T03:51:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T03:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/probe-management-of-teaching-hospitals-health-workers-urge-efcc-icpc\/"},"modified":"2013-03-29T03:51:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T03:51:27","slug":"probe-management-of-teaching-hospitals-health-workers-urge-efcc-icpc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/probe-management-of-teaching-hospitals-health-workers-urge-efcc-icpc\/","title":{"rendered":"Probe management of teaching hospitals, health workers urge EFCC, ICPC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Health workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals on Thursday have appealed to anti-graft agencies to probe the management of the nation\u2019s\u00a0 teaching hospitals and allied institutions.<\/p>\n

They also demanded the immediate removal of the Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, over alleged discrimination and non-implementation of the Presidential Committee report in the sector.<\/p>\n

The call was made by NUAHP National President, Mr. Felix Faniran after the union\u2019s National Executive Council meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cICPC and EFCC must intervene in teaching hospitals\u2019 management. There are so many atrocities and rots going on, especially in the running of these hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faniran noted that Chukwu had failed in his handling of the nation\u2019s health sector, even as he accused him of favouring medical doctors at the expense of other medical professionals.<\/p>\n

He stressed that Chukwu\u2019s failure to implement the Presidential Committee\u2019s report on harmony in the sector as approved since November 2011, had worsened the problems in the sector.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cWe have carefully studied the committee\u2019s report, which consists of 27 recommendations and we are of the strong opinion that if these recommendations are implemented, harmony shall be restored to, a large extent, in the health sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the union, in a communiqu\u00e9 after its meeting in Abeokuta, called for an end to the appointment of Chief Medical Directors of tertiary health institutions without recourse to other qualified health care professionals.<\/p>\n

It said, \u201cThe current practice where full time university workers are appointed as chief medical directors instead of full time employees of the hospital shall no longer be acceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll members of the union who are qualified should henceforth apply and be considered along with others for appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: Citizens Platform<\/p>\n

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