Monday, June 11, 2012

ARTICLE - NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL STRIKE

PARALYSIS AT THE NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL OF PETIT-GOAVE
(Haiti Libre) -

This Sunday, June 10, Dr. Gustave Jean François, acting Director of the Hospital of Petit-Goâve, has informed, during a press conference, of the paralysis of the Hospital of reference for the Goâvienne region. Doctors in social service and nurses, have decided to observe a work stoppage in protest, against the physical assault of which a nurse was the victim, in the performance of his duties, after a group of individuals from the popular neighborhood "Nan Percin", broke into a room of the hospital to pursue a wounded boy, Dimitri Lindor, who had just received several blows in a fight...

"For now, only a core group at emergency works," declared the Director. While condemning this act of aggression, he plans to take further security measures, and has sought the cooperation of the local population. He also asked the central authorities, to increase the number of doctors at the level of the hospital, and suggested that there be organized, with members of civil society and notables of the city, a forum on the crisis that affects this hospital for many months...

This work stoppage further exacerbates the situation at the hospital which was already facing a lack of human resources, "The main problem at Hospital Notre-Dame of Petit-Goâve is and remains, a lack of technical people, which almost does not exist. If I present the list of staff, you will see a high number of employees in three major categories, but in reality there are only 11 doctors in social service and a nurse [...] We need specialized doctors: pediatricians, surgeons, orthopedists, internists, gynecologists that's why I ask the Ministry of Health to increase the technical staff of the hospital," explained Dr. Jean François.

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