Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:23:52 +0000 Decisions by some senior UTH officials to corruptly award themselves contracts in the continued renovations at the institution have been cited as the main cause of junior doctors’ strike that has paralysed the institution. And medical staff at the hospital have appealed to government to ensure the availability of equipment and improved working conditions in a bid to stabilise the situation at the hospital. Sources at the hospital revealed that several senior officials at the institution were not following procedures in awarding themselves tenders to carry out renovation works and urged government to institute investigations in the corrupt practices. “We cannot continue like this. We use old equipment but the officials have decided to award themselves contracts instead of buying and replacing old equipment,” the source said. The junior doctors on Monday did not report for work as they felt cheated by the decisions of the senior officials and […]
