Medical students under the aegsis of Imo state university medical students hit the street of the state capital owerri in protest at the state of affairs at IMSUTH. The students had earlier mobilized themselves using the hashtag #SaveImsuth and have vowed to continue the struggle despite the harrasment and tear gasing they received from security agents during the peaceful protest carried out on the 15th of october 2015

 

Their agitations according to Isaiah Ume include

1. Hospital is shut down as a result of doctors strike for four months and still counting, Examinations are cancelled and deferred indefinitely.

2. Under-staffing of various departments and more than 10 years stay in medical school.

3. Hospital on the verge of Losing MDCN accreditation, no motorable raods and insecurity.

 

 

The students however proferred the following Solutions to the quamire

1. payment of resident doctors, employment of more staff especially in departments of paediatrics, internal medicine and pathology.

2. Ensure we retain our MDCN accreditation, expand the hospital, and increase our quota as a sinequanone for the more than 10 years stay in medical school.

3. Completion of pathology laboratory and auditorium and an additional hostel.