Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
A total of 130 health workers made up of doctors, nurses and others were being inducted in Kwara State.
The exercise commenced, on Tuesday, according to the state government.
They were recently being recruited into the state civil service, feat that was described as ‘a step meant to improve patient-to-health giver ratio and better medical service delivery’ in the state.
Director General of the Kwara State Hospital Management Bureau (KWSHMB), Dr. Sa’ad Aluko, at the induction ceremony said, “We have recruited at least 90 nurses, 19 doctors and at least 20 other allied workers.
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“All together, we are recruiting into primary and secondary health facilities and the number will keep increasing.
“His Excellency saw the need for us to improve healthcare services in the state. He saw the need to repair more of our hospitals and he is a strong believer that the hospitals will not just run itself.”
Dr. Aluko added that the development would increase the Bureau services saying, “So, our services have been increasing. People are having more confidence in our services and this has increased patients’ patronage.”
He urged the new health workers to deliver on their mandate which was to save lives stressing that; “as professionals, we are to serve the people of the state in the capacities we have been employed for. It is important you know the civil service rules”.
He added, “It is important for you to understand your roles in the state hospitals and save lives. Your role here is to have empathetic nursing care to our people,” he said.
“Essentially, every single individual appointed into the service has family members who access healthcare in our hospitals. So, as you start working with us, you are also serving your people.
“We want a situation where patients will come to our hospitals and be happy with the way we have treated them. We want a situation where our patients will be treated more humanely. That is what we referred to as empathetic nursing care”, he emphasised.
Director of Nursing Services, Mrs. Florence Adeniran, at the occasion, said the inductees were meant to enhance healthcare delivery in the state.
Her words, “We expect them to perform well because structures are already on ground. But without structures and without Human Resources, nothing can happen.
“Now that the state government is employing doctors, nurses and other health workers, we hope healthcare services and health system are going to improve,” she said.
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Also, Director of Medical Services at the Health Management Board, Dr. Femi Johnson said, “Nothing is more laudable than the government recruiting medical professionals into the service.
“At General Hospital Ilorin, there are several places under renovation. Currently, we are planning for Cardio-renal unit at General Hospital Ilorin.
“We have secured approval for postgraduate programme for doctors in family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology.
“Kwara State is known in this region for success in ophthalmic care and government is riding on that to continue to dictate the pace by expanding those services.
“The number of secondary health facilities is expanding to cover all the rural areas because the government believes that health care must be spread across all regions of the state. This expansion cannot be meaningful without manpower that will work on them”, he disclosed.
