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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Ondo State, has commenced a 14-day warning strike over non-payment of seven months salaries to their members.
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Members of the association, who staged a mini protest on the premises of the facility on Tuesday, vowed to ground the activities at the government-owned medical facility, if their demands were not met.
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Speaking with newsmen, President of the UNIMEDTH ARD, Dr. John Matthew, who spoke with journalists during the protest, lamented that their members were yet to be paid their entitlements.
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“We demand full payment of the arrears of salaries owed to our members and payment of February 2024 palliative to our House Officers.
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“The management should pay the February hazard allowance to our members and urgently address the severe clinical manpower shortage in the institution.
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“Our members work everyday. There are no staff due to Japa syndrome,” he said.
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