Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, has issued a strong warning to doctors and health workers who neglect their duties to the detriment of the health institution in the state, warning that the government will no longer tolerate such anomalies.
This caution follows alarming reports of absenteeism, particularly among consultants at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH) in Oghara, located in the Ethiope West Local Government Area.
During a recent one-day visit to the hospital, Dr. Onojaeme emphasized the significant financial investment the state government makes in paying salaries and stated that it would not tolerate any lackadaisical approach to work.
He highlighted that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s MORE Agenda is firmly against such irresponsible behavior and cautioned that those found guilty would face serious consequences.
Dr. Onojaeme revealed, “We received information about numerous doctors failing to report for duty, which prompted my visit to DELSUTH Oghara for an on-site assessment of these complaints.”
“I noticed that in Obstetrics and Gaenacology for example, out of the 15 consultants we have only a handful of them that are coming to work and by extension there are 7 consultants out these 15 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology that have not done one single case and I reprimanded them.
“These set of doctors that are not coming to work will be severely dealt with because the Oborevwori’s MORE Agenda has zero tolerance for lackadaisical attitude to work.
“Workers must come to work because the state government is spending a lot money paying workers and this must stop.
“So I sounded a warning to the doctors and other health workers and even in the Pharmacy we noticed that there a lot of drugs that have expired and I have told them to keep proper record of their minimum and maximum stock to avoid wastage.”
The Commissioner also inspected ongoing projects at the hospital and urged the contractors to continue with the quality job and ensure prompt completion of the projects.
“We also inspected ongoing projects in the hospital, we saw the 24-bed self contain that is almost completed. We also saw the 24-bed House Officers quarters that is almost 75 percent completed.
“We also encouraged the contractors to continue their quality jobs they are doing so that the work will be completed in earnest.”
