Ekiti State Government has reiterated its commitment to the delivery of affordable and unbiased Healthcare services to the residents of the state.
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Hospital Management Board, Dr. Adebayo Orire stated this during a working visit of the Honorable Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Human Services and HIV/Aids to the Board in Ado-Ekiti.
Dr. Orire stated that the Board has been working hard to ensure that all the 19 General Hospitals and the Three Specialist Hospitals in the state which are under the supervision of the Board are given facelifts and necessary attention in order to deliver well on its mandate.
“Our Hospitals are equipped with best hands anyone can get in the world but we have challenges in the areas of accommodation, infrastructure, mobility, office equipment and inadequate running grants”. The chairman noted.
Dr. Orire appealed to the Committee members to help in formulating enabling laws for the smooth running of Government Hospitals across the state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Williams Afolabi stated that the function of the board was basically service delivery Dr. Afolabi noted that Hospitals Management Board, being an intermediary body between the primary and tertiary health facilities is an integral part of the Social Investment Policy of the present administration.
“The major challenge we’re facing at the Board today is the attitude of our personnel to posting, especially while posted outside the state capital. Everybody wants to work in Ado-Ekiti.” The Permanent Secretary noted.
“Please help us appeal to relevant stakeholders to stop influencing the posting of our officers so that we will have good hands in all our facilities especially at the rural areas”. He pleaded.
In her response, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Human services and HIV/Aids in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Honorable Teju Okunyiga said that the visit of the members was to familiarize themselves with the activities of the Board.
Honorable Okunyiga said she was impressed with the state of things at the Hospitals Management Board, describing Board Members and the Management Team as persons of impeccable characters that can deliver well on their mandate and transform the Board massively.
The Committee Chairman assured the Board of its support and also of the commitment of the State House of Assembly towards formulating enabling laws that would ensure easy access to affordable and unbiased healthcare services to all Ekiti residents irrespective of locations.
“We will collaborate with you to ensure that Ekiti residents get best out of this current administration”. She assured.
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