Doctors down tools at FMC Owo, Akure annex over assault on colleague

Doctors Shut Down Ondo Hospital Over Assault on Colleague

Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owo, Ondo State, have commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged assault of a medical doctor by a patient’s relative within the hospital premises. The industrial action, which began on Sunday, has disrupted medical services at both FMC Owo and its Akure Annex, with doctors insisting they will not return to work until those responsible are arrested and adequate security measures put in pla…

Doctors down tools at FMC Owo, Akure annex over assault on colleague

Medical services at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owo, in Ondo State and its Akure Annex, the state capital, have been crippled following a three-day warning strike declared by the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, in the health facilities. The resident doctors downed their tools to protest the alleged assault of a colleague by a patient’s relative while on duty at the weekend. With the development leaving a number of patients stranded, t…

Ondo Doctors Begin 72-Hour Strike

Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, and its Akure Annex have commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged assault of a medical doctor by a patient’s relative within the hospital premises on Sunday. The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Owo, declared the industrial action after an on-duty doctor was reportedly attacked while attending to patients. According to reports, the wife of a patient assaulted the doctor …