The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has disclosed that about 20 of its members have become infected with COVID-19 in the past three weeks.
Badmus Habeeb, President of ARD-UITH, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, lamenting that members of the Association are battling the pandemic based on the available resources.
“About 20 of our members have become infected in the last two to three weeks. I must reiterate that this is not the best of times for us, our families and the affected patients,” he said.
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Habeeb however, said the discovery of vaccine has brought hope and relief for everyone, adding that there is a poor resource setting in the country, where basic necessities to make the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines easy and possible, are not readily available.
“So it therefore seems we may never be able to get the vaccine anytime soon,” he said.
The UITH-ARD President explained that based on the available evidence, COVID-19 vaccines are effective and there is no reason why the public should not follow the giude of scientific evidence, especially with proper information.
He advised the government to provide the necessary resources and incentives needed by the health workers across the country.
“The public should adhere strictly to the laid down guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19 by NCDC,” he warned.
