The not too long ago recalled Ebonyi State commissioner for Well being, Dr Moses Ekuma, has directed the chief government of the State Hospital Administration Board (SHMB), Dr James Okata Nwali, to subject a question to all of the well being employees in Elinwovu Normal Hospital who weren’t on their responsibility publish throughout an unscheduled go to to the hospital by his workforce.
It could be recalled that the well being commissioner was on Sunday, ninth February 2025, recalled by the state governor, Francis Nwifuru.
On his recall, the commissioner launched into an unscheduled go to to completely different hospitals and healthcare services, the place he gave the directive for the motion in opposition to the employees.The commissioner lamented that the well being employees weren’t assembly expectations and directed their responses to the question to be submitted to his workplace inside 24 hours.
Dr Ekuma additionally expressed dissatisfaction over the absence of the hospital superintendent, Dr Nwede Augustine, and famous that the medical personnel should not reciprocating the massive assets invested in them by dedicating themselves to their duties.
He enumerated a number of the state governor’s achievements, together with improved welfare packages like renovation and equipping of their quarters, provision of mobility, cost of rural allowances for these serving outdoors the state capital, and logistic or gas allowance, amongst others.
Reacting additionally, the everlasting secretary of the ministry, Dr Lawrence Ezeogo, emphasised that medical medical doctors don’t run shifts like nurses and insisted that the employees clarify in writing why disciplinary motion shouldn’t be taken in opposition to them.
Dr Ezeogo appealed to the well being employees to all the time be at their responsibility publish, including that it might improve patronage and justify their pay.
