The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ekiti State at the weekend called on the state government to urgently address infrastructure decay at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado Ekiti.
Speaking at the end of their 2017 Physicians Week/Ordinary General Meeting, the body said, “The infrastructure of the EKSUTH require urgent attention to enable it meet its core mandate of health service delivery, training and research.”
The doctors, in a communiqué at the end of their week, also called for urgent action against quackery in the state, saying this was important “to prevent the negative effects on the citizens of Ekiti State.”
In the communiqué signed by Ekiti NMA Chairman, Dr Sunday Omoya and Secretary, Dr Kenneth Onyebuilo, the doctors however commended officials of the state healthcare delivery system for being among the five highly rated states in the coverage if immunisation in the country.
The doctors also commended Governor Fayose for approving “the revised Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for doctors in the state and local government employ and the appreciable effort to sustain payment of salaries despite economic recession ravaging the country.
On the menace of quacks in the state, the NMA said it had commenced the accreditation of health facilities to fish out operators of illegal medical centres.
“We have set up a committee to look into this issue of quackery. We have entered into agreement with the State government on this and that was why the government is doing the accreditation and re-registration of all health facilities,” the doctors stated.
By: Doyin Adebusuyi, Ado Ekiti
Daily Trust News
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