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Addis Ababa Health Bureau Denies Corruption and Nepotism Allegations in Hospital Recruitment
Meseret Media · 6 days ago · Read the Full Story on Meseret Media
AI SUMMARY
The Addis Ababa Health Bureau has dismissed allegations of corruption, ethnic favoritism, and forged documents in its new hospital recruitment processes as baseless and false.
- The Addis Ababa Health Bureau labeled Meseret Media's previous reports of corruption, favoritism, and forged documents in hospital recruitment as baseless and false.
- The Bureau stated that professionals currently serving in new hospitals were reassigned from existing health facilities and no new staff have been officially hired yet.
- Meseret Media's reporting alleged that ethnic-based favoritism and bribes of up to 50,000 Birr were required for recruitment vacancies.
- Sources claimed that candidates in Lafto, Kolfe, and Abet hospitals were appointed without competitive examinations, and over 15 IESO professionals were hired directly without tests.
- Reports indicated that the NICU and PICU recruitment lists released by the Health Bureau contained fictitious names used to conceal the backdoor hiring of hand-picked individuals.
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