There are a number of lingering issues in the Federal Capital Territory Administration health sector, which has given birth to a silent but growing uneasiness among health workers in the territory, Chairman Association of Resident Doctors FCTA branch, Dr Nnamdi Ezuma has stated in a statement issued.
According to the Association of Resident Doctors, the issues are alarming and not recent events but one which has lingered on for several years despite various negotiation by the health workers especially the resident doctors.
They said the issues range from unpaid salaries for some months in 2019, promotion arrears from 2016,2017,2018, covid allowances for the workers at isolation centers , skipping of newly employed doctors.
They said health workers in the FCTA are groaning under these issues.
One of the practitioners who spoke under anonymity said “It is quite unfair to the health workers especially the resident doctors who have their work place as the only source of income. Doctors who where promoted and backdated are yet to be paid arrears since 2016 and unfortunately most are due for another promotion hence creating unnecessary backlogs”.
He said that it was pertinent to note that in these times of covid pandemic the health care frontline workers be given priority considering the number that are being infected on a daily.
The health workers believe that the more these issues pile up the more the uncertainty of the calmness of the FCTA health sector.
