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‘Health workers’ safety, my priority’

‘Health workers’ safety, my priority’

From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko.
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The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has asserted that the safety and welfare of health workers remains the priority of his administration.

Akeredolu made the assertion while receiving over 500 nose masks donated to the government by National Youths Service Corps to contain  the spread of the novel Coronavirus pandemic.

The Governor while responding to request made by a corps doctor, Olasunkanmi Owolabi, that adequate Personal Protective Equipment should be made available to medical and health workers to combat COVID -19, said the state government has enhanced hazard allowance for the health workers in the state.

He added that the state government has also entered into partnership with reputable insurance companies to provide insurance cover for this vulnerable set of people.

“Let me inform you that despite the challenges the countries all over the world are facing in sourcing Personal Protective Equipment, Ondo State Government is on top of the situation and we shall stop at nothing to ensure that our health workers are adequately protected”.

“As a motivational measure, we have just enhanced the hazard allowance for our health workers. We did not stop at that, we have entered into agreement with reputable insurance companies to provide life cover for those engaged to contain the novel COVID -19”.

Governor Akeredolu who was represented by his Special Adviser on Health Matters, Dr Jibayo Adeyeye thanked the NYSC for taking the initiative to support the government.

Earlier, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Akpabio while disclosing that the scheme is poised to support the Ondo state government in whatever way possible, hinted that the NYSC is a beneficiary of the large heart of the governor.

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Mrs Akpabio said that the scheme has mobilised members of the service corps under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Vanguard to mass produce Antiseptic Hand Sanitisers and nose masks which had been donated to government hospitals, institutions and corporate organisations to prevent the spread of the COVID -19.

The presentation which was done in the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health Matters was witnessed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Dipo Durojaiye and the representatives of SAED Vanguard that produced the  masks.

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