UCH Resident Doctors Launch Strike Over Power Outages

The Association of Resident Doctors at the University College Hospital (ARD-UCH) commenced a three-day warning strike at 8:00 a.m. on October 12 to protest severe electricity shortages affecting the College of Medicine axis. The situation worsened from January 2026 when a faulty circuit breaker led to prolonged outages, prioritizing the main hospital's power supply over the College area.

Despite the installation of a new circuit breaker on September 10, another major fault on September 20 resulted in the removal of the breaker, leaving the area without electricity again. The ARD-UCH expressed frustration over the lack of urgency in addressing these issues, which have led to chronic water shortages and significant public health risks.

The association's congress resolved to demand immediate restoration of electricity and warned that failure to address the situation could lead to an indefinite strike.