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‘Result of understaffing’ — Nigerians react to death of doctor ‘after 72-hour shift’

Umoh Michael, medical doctor at LUTH who slumped and died after working long hours Umoh Michael, medical doctor at LUTH who slumped and died after working long hours

Nigerians have reacted to the death of Umoh Michael, a medical doctor, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

The late doctor was said to have died on Sunday after working for long hours at the hospital.

In a letter to the LUTH chief medical director, the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the hospital, said the doctor had been on call for 72 hours before arriving home on Sunday morning to get set for church service.

The association said the deceased slumped after reaching his church at about 11 a.m.

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“His roommate attested to the fact that Umoh Michael has barely slept in their apartment over the past one week as he was always on call or the day he returns home is around 3 a.m. after surgeries and other activities in the Neurosurgery unit,” the letter reads.

Following reports of the incident, Nigerians have taken to social media to express their displeasure at the circumstances surrounding the doctor’s death with many saying medical practitioners should not work long hours.

Some of those who vented their feelings described the incident as a fallout of inadequate staff at public healthcare facilities.

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