Akeredolu assures on best Primary Healthcare

By Kemi Olatunde
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The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to having the best  Primary Healthcare in the country just as he  promised to continue to invest in it by ensuring that basic necessities are adequately met as and when due.

He stated this at the 3rd quarter 2019 Polio Task Force meeting which held in Akure.

Arakunrin Akeredolu said that his government had been responsive to the needs of the people at the Primary Healthcare level especially in the area of approving the recruitment of more Health Workers to boost the capacity of the Primary Healthcare for a more efficient service delivery.

The Governor stated that his investment  in  Primary Healthcare is beginning to yield the desired result as the States came first nationally in Routine Immunisation with 79percent ,as there is a remarkable improvement in the coverage of Antigens.

The Governor who was represented by his Special Adviser on Health, Dr Jibayo Adeyeye said the State is still maintaining the 300percent improvement in all Primary Healthcare activities as assessed by the  Lots Quality Survey which is a  performance result for programme monitoring.

He also disclosed that in an assessment done by WHO and other collaborators, the State was rated very high in documentation for Polio-Free certification.

The governor noted that in 2019, the State has conducted outbreak 1& 2, Reactive Yellow Fever Campaign, National Immunisation Plus Days and has started training health workers for the introduction of 2nd dose of Measles Vaccine into the Routine Immunisation which will be launched on the 24th of November, 2019.

In his Feedback report on Polio Eradication and routine Immunisation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) State Coordinator, Dr Akinola Fatiregun reviewed immunisation activities in the state between last quarter and the third using various parameters and concluded that the State had excellent performance in most of  them.

Fatiregun who was represented by Mr Opeyemi Ekun charged LGA Caretaker Chairmen to take ownership and  spearhead immunisation activities in their domain and also ensure Task Force meeting at the LGA level holds regularly.

In his welcome address, Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro represented by Executive Secretary, Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency,Dr Francis Akanbiemu said the meeting which is to allow stakeholders review government input, evaluate them and appraise the declared output and also assess the impacts was a Federal Government directive.