Gbenga Adewale
The Medical Guild Association of Lagos state Government Employed Medical and Dental Doctors has appealed to the Federal,State etc to stop its interference on the policy of Health sector if it want life to be bearable with health workers without depression or brain drain.
The Chairman Medical Guild Lagos State Dr.Saheed Babajide Kehinde disclosed
this recently in his welcome address speech at the 2019 Ordinary General
meeting held at LASUTH Ikeja that was themed” Challenges of Inadequate
Human Resources in the Health Sector:Way Forward ‘ as there is an acceptable
number of Doctor to patients in Worlhealth Organisation azs the number of
health workers is grossly inadequate in Nigeria and government seems to not
looking it at it as a reason to fund well the health sector that leads to poor
health care delivery in Nigeria. He said in Nigeria a Doctor can treat 70 to
100 patients in a day but it is unfortunate that government is still increasing
infrastructure and is still have to go together as they increase it.
Dr Saheed Kehinde expressed the way forward to be increasing the remuneration
for health workers and the infrastructure should be at the level that would
enable Doctors/ Healthworkers to work with good facilities. He stated that
there should also be synergy between the primary health care,Secondary
healthcare and Tetiary one to safe our health in Nigeria from ones they run
abroad to seek for greener pastures.he said.
The Commissioner for the Ministry of Health Dr.Jide Idris represented by the Permanent Secretary Dr.Titilayo said Medical profession is not about money making but a call of service to humanity, that improving available technology by partnering with original equipment manufactors to maintain equipment .As government objective is to ultimately create a harmonious environment where our hospitals are better equiped with adequate manpower in an enabling environment.
The Head of Service Lagos state mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola represented by the
Pernanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Social Development mrs Bola
Balogun stated in the speech delivered that one of the cardinal objectives of
this Administration amongst others is to create an enabling environment for an
enhanced capacity building especially in the Health sector through the
deployment of human resources as the pivot in achieving this feat.
Head of Service said futher that the Health sector being one of the core /
critical sector in the state has been able to develop and implement strategies
for health sector reform including the promotion of a public private
partnership in health sector.saying also that the sector has been able to
develop capacity for the generation and utilization of evidence based data and
information for developing health policy,strategy and planet development.
The Chairman of ocasion GM Lagoon Hospital,Dr.Kunle Onakoya declared the OGM opened In his pleasure and said that inadequacy is beyond numbers anywhere in the part of the world that the importance is using the health office maximally that he has said it in the long time that brain drain caused all issues of inadequacy that govt.should stop using Tax money to send people abroad and we need to stop Strike in health sector.
The Keynote Speaker,CMD LASUTH ikeja,prof.Adetokunbo Fabanwo said that
government must upgrade health facility to standard of Ayinke house and the
rural area should be made attractive to making life comfortable for health
workers to avoid making professionals running away from doing their jobs
Properly as human resources are not just about Doctors and Nurses for it is
different meaning in other professions, all we must know.he said
. He informed that some states have signed into the Health Act including Lagos
state and Osun state that it would be good news to Health workers if the
National Health Act is signed by the government. While he lamented that it is
sad to see a Doctor in Nigeria dragging to enter commercial bus or motorcycle
to get to work as he does not blame others who run abroad for a greener
pastures.
The Leading Operation Head in Nigeria,Chimezie Uche urged Nigerians to ensure they visit their hospitals for check up that a lot of corps are walking round the streets without knowing that they are sick within, that it was until the legendary Kanu Nwankwo visited the hospital for check of his wellbeing he was diagnosed that he had hole in his heart,which could make one slum on the way suddenly,and he said Cardiologist could be found in the good primary healthcare centres for your thorough medical check up for Nigeria safety and more information could be gathered on Website – info@apaxisecg.com. he informed.
Others in attendance were Consultant Cardiologist for Ifako ijaiye general Hospital Dr.Lasisi Gbolade and MD of Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine ,GLORY WELLNESS Dr David Ikudayisi.