Kemi Olatunde

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The need for health workers in secondary health facilities to be available for the provision of qualitative health care delivery to residents of Ondo State has been emphasised.

This was the submission of the Ondo State Hospitals’ Management Board (HMB) after an inspection visit to Idoani General hospital.

A board member in HMB, Nurse Arinola Adamolekun who berated the lackadaisical attitude of health workers in the facility, said that it is crucial for them to present themselves for service delivery.

She called on the host community to provide comfortable abode to motivate the workers.

Another board member, Dr. Rotimi Wilson while lamenting the under utilisation of the facility, called on the community to prevail on their sons and daughters to encourage the health workers in the facility for optimum service.

He stressed the need for cordial relationship between the facility and the community.

Pharm. Taiwo Adefurin who is also a board member, called on the workers to reside within the community to guarantee effective service delivery in the facility saying “do all you can do to be at peace with the community. Government wants all hospitals in the state to work and health workers must reciprocate the gesture.”

Chief Medical Director of the facility, Dr. Balogun Clement attributed the skeletal service delivery observed in the facility to insecurity and lack of accomodation for workers, calling on government to tackle the challenges.

According to the Permanent Secretary of the board, Dr. Ayodele Adiji, the facility lacks patients’ patronage due to the unavailability of workers, stressing the need for deligence among them.

While commending Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for giving priority to welfare of health workers in the state, he stated that it is important that workers reciprocate the gesture by being effective on their duty post.

“Health workers are highly favoured among other workers in Nigeria. Everybody must come to work everyday.” He said.

Adiji who noted that the ‘Japa’ syndrome has been draining the health sector called on the facility workers to encourage other health workers to work in the facility saying “you must stop discouraging them from working in this facility.”

He advised that they value their work and make meaningful impact in their respective domain, calling for collaboration of stakeholders including government, health workers and history community in tackling the facility challenges.