The Ondo State  Association of Resident Doctors at the University of  Medical Sciences teaching hospital, has began a warning strike for 14days over an outstanding payment of seven months salaries to their new members.

On Tuesday, some members of the association,  organized a little protest in the premises of the facility, they promised to ground the activities at the government-owned medical facility, if their demands were not granted.

Dr. John Matthew, the President of the UNIMEDTH ARD, who spoke with the journalists during the protest, complained that his members were yet to be paid their entitlements .

He said “We demand full payment of the arrears of salaries owed to our members and payment of February 2024 palliative to our House Officers.

“The management should pay the February hazard allowance to our members and urgently address the severe clinical manpower shortage in the institution.

“Our members work everyday. There are no staff due to Japa syndrome.”

Wakadaily gathered that the state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association has pleaded with  the state government to address the issue of shortage of resident doctors in state-owned hospitals.