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| Dapo Abiodub. Governor of Ogun State. |
The
Ogun State Government has instituted a panel of enquiry to look at the remote
and immediate causes of the current challenges facing the State-owned Olabisi
Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH).
In
a statement issued on by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr
Kunle Somorin said the 9-man committee is chaired by Dr Yemi Onabowale, the
Chief Medical Director of Reddington Hospital.
The
committee is expected to assess the operational modalities of the hospital and
ascertain its compliance with acceptable standard for medical training,
research and tertiray health care services.
The
committee's specific terms of reference are:
1.
To assess the current operations of the hospital, in line with expectations as
a teaching/tertiary institution;
2.
To determine the state of facilities of the various units and departments and
make recommendations to the state on the steps necessary to ensure sustainable
operations in the institution;
3.
Determine quick wins and palliative actions to stem further degeneration of the
institution and facilities;
4.
Review all third party arrangements in the institution, including the
Private-Public Partnership (PPP) and other services
provisioning
arrangement and determine their level of
compliance
at the time of that engagement and with the efficacy but more especially
suitability for the intent of the State Government;
5.
Review and recommend programme and strategies to ensure that the operation of
the hospital is self-sustaining and financially independent;
6.
Any other reviews as might be critical to the long-term sustainability of the
image and productivity of the institution.
To
work with Dr Onabowale on the committee are:
1.
Dr. Folabi Ogunlesi -
Member
3.
Dr. (Mrs) Dupe Oludipe - Member
4.
Dr.Kehinde Ololade - Member
5.Alhaji
Wasiu Lawal -
Member
6.Mr.
Olumide Obube - Member
7.
Akinola Adekunle - Member
8.Femi
Akinwunmi - Member�
Deputy
Director, Hospital Services in the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Shokunbi
Solomon will serve as the Secretary to the Panel.
While
speaking at the 43rd Annual General Scientific Meeting of the West African
College of Physicians (WACP) with the theme, " HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE IN
NIGERIA" held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta,
Governor Abiodun said that his commitment to the people of the state was to
look after their welfare, adding that the state was also committed to
restructuring the Health Insurance Scheme by addressing the identified lapses
to make it more efficient and affordable.
He
disclosed that with the panel of enquiry on the OOUTH, the tertiary institution
would be able to serve as an effective referral center to the lower tier and
healthcare delivery centres.
He added
that his administration was committed towards ensuring that a hospital was
designated in the three senatorial district as a specialized hospital of
excellence that would treat a particular ailment.
Abiodun
noted that when he visited OOUT in Sagamu last month and the General hospital
in Ilaro last weekend he saw that a lot needed to be done to re- position the
health sector in the state.
He
reiterated that the state was deeply committed to rehabilitating, equipping and
staffing of general hospitals across the state.
"The
Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital will serve as an effective
referral center to the lower tier and healthcare delivery centers.
The
governor noted that his administration would restructure the health insurance
scheme to make it more effective and accessible to the people, adding that
efforts would be made towards improving infant and mortality rate in the state.
Prince
Abiodun also disclosed that his government would be committed to the
re-training and recruitment of more medical personnel, saying that the working
conditions for medical personnel in the state would be improved upon.
In
his welcome address, the National Chairman, West African College of Physicians,
Dr. Abel Nze Onunu noted that the time was ripe for the country to examine the
impact of social ills on healthcare in the country, adding that with the
increased rate of poverty, a lot of people were now turning into alternative
health resolution to seek solutions to their medical challenges.
He
also opined that some form of auditing ought to be done on health care
professional training and practice, adding that the process would help to
enhance a good human healthcare resources management in terms of availability
and distribution.
Also,
the Chairman, Organizing Committee, Dr. Sunday Malomo regretted that despite
the fact that the country has some of the best brains as well as world class
physicians and health workers, the country also has some of the worst and most
embarrassing health indices, saying that it was time to collectively harness
resources to run people -focused health system in an efficient manner.
In
his goodwill message,, the Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Center,
Professor Musa Olomu noted that it was time for government to intervene in the
influx of the countries best medical brains to other countries, adding that it
was equally important for government to look into massive training of
resident doctors to effectively provide services to the people.
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