Michael Umoh, the late doctor of Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH) did not die after a 72-hour call, the management said today.

A statement issued by LUTH management debunked the viral news that Umoh was overworked.

“The narrative of a 72 hours non-stop shift is false”, the management said.

The reaction follows another by the Association of Resident Doctors at the hospital.The association also debunked the story and expressed concern about the extent of misinformation being disseminated in the social media.

In Thursday’s statement, the management set the record straight:

“LUTH management understands the fact that the family of Dr Umoh is presently mourning the death of their beloved son and requested the foreclosure of any media engagement regarding the death of their son.

“It is important for us as a management to make clarifications regarding the circumstances surrounding his death.

“Dr Umoh died on Sept 17 while in church with his parents. The management was informed, and the death was later confirmed by one of the Consultants in his unit (Neurosurgery).

“The death of Dr Umoh is unfortunate but the narrative of a 72 hours non-stop shift is false.

“The record from Neurosurgery unit shows that the last time he was on call was 13th and 14th September, 2023.

“He was not on call on the 15th, 16th and 17th (the day he died), contrary to the insinuations on social media. He was at home with his parents on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17,” the management said.

Prior to this time, the management said, he was on call on the Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.

”This shows that Dr Umoh was on call for a total number of four days in September, 2023.

“A delegation from LUTH visited the family on Wednesday to commiserate with the family and to get more details of the circumstances surrounding his death.

“The parents gave the details of what they thought must have contributed to his death but pleaded that the wish of the family be respected and that the narrative is not for public consumption,” it said.

The management described Dr Umoh as a hardworking and diligent house-officer, and a very promising young man.

It said he will be sorely missed by his friends and colleagues.

“May his soul rest in peace, and may the Almighty give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss” LUTH said.

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/09/21/late-luth-doctor-michael-umoh-did-not-work-for-72-hours-management/?amp=1

The College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, is saddened to learn about the loss of one of our alumni from the 2022 graduating class, Dr. Michael Umoh.

Until his demise, he was an intern at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Source: OAU College of Health Sciences

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Debunking as usual. Nigeria is a big joke of a country. Nothing is working.

FTC on top dead man topic and LUTH debunking….
God Abeg oooo

We were not expecting you guys to own up to that in the first place


No be the same country Places of Primary Assignments (PPA) of corpers the always like to overuse them, talk more of the one wey the work for public places





If not that this country is skewed already, a proper probe should be carried out to unravel the mystery sorounding the young man's death




What a CORNtree 🌽

Nigeria is a shit hole

Yet, we have before us, an appeal letter from the practitioners in your organization.

If we out here are misinformed, are they also misinformed?

Maybe the 72 hours was exaggeration and media sensation. But he probably worked overtime without adequate welfare provision.

FTC. I give glory to Almighty God

What then caused his death


Why should the family hide the cause of his death

Please if anyone knows what the family is hiding please share

Fake news should be a crime liable to 5 years imprisonment. There is no way someone will do 72 hours and still go to church

Rest In Peace Dr. Umoh

Alright

Mostly likely vaccine related injuries. Forced vaccination of healthcare workers is a crime.

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Those who want the country to collapse or vent their election loss grief on us are always looking for one fake news or the other to clutch on.

A celebrated drugie signed another drugie into his music label. I remember those days when able-bodied men were wearing shirts with MARLIANS inscription around like some sort of trophy. This same set of people have been foaming in the mouth that a drugie can't be their president.

The nuisances called the youths in this country tire me.

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Hmm

Social Media

Yes. I agree with you. He was not on call for 72hours but he was on call for 71 hours 59 minutes. Modafuvkas!!

Ademola47:
Maybe the 72 hours was exaggeration and media sensation. But he probably worked overtime without adequate welfare provision.

Depending on your unit, some units overwork you, without mercy, due to shortage of hands...

Nigerian hospitals treat patients but forget to also treat their employees..

He may not have worked 72hrs straight at LUTH, but it is possible he went out for locum duties in addition to the 48hrs in LUTH. Many doctors in Nigeria nowadays work for many days in different hospitals without break due to the scarcity of doctors and and the ever present need to make ends meet.

ednut1:
Fake news should be a crime liable to 5 years imprisonment. There is no way someone will do 72 hours and still go to church

forget oo. the news of the 72 hour shift may or may not be false but some people dey crase oo, some people can still fast with this their work join and go to church ontop. people dey bros

ednut1:
Fake news should be a crime liable to 5 years imprisonment. There is no way someone will do 72 hours and still go to church

if you know what happens in government establishments you'll not write this. in life generally not limited to government organizations

During the Biafran war, all the technical professors in University of Nigeria Nsukka became legends. They designed bombs, grenades, rockets, etc. In short, they designed a refinery to refine crude oil.

Prof Gordian Ezekwe led the Rocket Group under Biafran Research and Production Directorate (that was Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc in one). The accomplishment is uncommon as they not only designed the systems, they designed production systems, and manufactured the stuff, while under sanctions and blockade, which made it impossible to even import salt. Prof Njoku Obi while under the sanctions invented a vaccine which the WHO approved for the treatment of cholera. That vaccine was later used during the Kano 1970s cholera outbreak.


The ingenuity of the Igbo man is second to none, Nigeria is just a terrible limitation

The rate at which people quickly accept and bury their dead is astonishing.

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Snipespeter:
Debunking as usual. Nigeria is a big joke of a country. Nothing is working.

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My system almost shutdown after driving for 24hrs

Working 72hrs na die oOoOO, not even in a war zone

YouAreNobody:
During the Biafran war, all the technical professors in University of Nigeria Nsukka became legends. They designed bombs, grenades, rockets, etc. In short, they designed a refinery to refine crude oil.

Prof Gordian Ezekwe led the Rocket Group under Biafran Research and Production Directorate (that was Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc in one). The accomplishment is uncommon as they not only designed the systems, they designed production systems, and manufactured the stuff, while under sanctions and blockade, which made it impossible to even import salt. Prof Njoku Obi while under the sanctions invented a vaccine which the WHO approved for the treatment of cholera. That vaccine was later used during the Kano 1970s cholera outbreak.

stop derailing. leave this for politics thread.

wickedtuna:
Mostly likely vaccine related injuries. Forced vaccination of healthcare workers is a crime.

How on earth did you arrive at this firm conclusion?