Gov Adeleke Dismisses Claims of Medical Staff Shortage at Iwo Hospital

Claims that Iwo General Hospital lacks medical staff have been denied by the Osun State Government.
According to reports, this was said on Friday by Dr. Akindele Adekunle, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Special Adviser on Public Health.
According to Adekunle, two physicians and two nurses were assigned to the general hospital and have been providing high-quality medical care there.

According to the Governor’s Public Health Advisor, THURIST-Nigeria, an advocacy group, made a false claim regarding the hospital’s staffing levels.
“As a matter of routine, two doctors were sent to Iwo General Hospital to replace a doctor who had been performing medical services there for years. The significance of this administration’s attachment to Iwo General Hospital is demonstrated by the fact that one of the two hospital physicians who was transferred there is a Level-17 officer with extensive experience in providing medical services.

In a similar vein, two nurses were moved out of Iwo General Hospital and replaced right away. In order to guarantee that the people receive the services for which the state budget is used, we must stress that staff transfers are a common occurrence in all forms of government,” he stated.

Adekunle acknowledged that the state’s health sector was being impacted by physicians migrating to Western nations, but he also pointed out that the State Government was using President Bola Tinubu’s decision to raise the retirement age for doctors to fill the staffing vacuum.

President Bola Tinubu recently signed a law extending the retirement age of medical personnel by five more years in order to allow the nation, including Osun, to use the human resources available in the health sector to meet the health needs of the people. This is because of the significant challenge posed by the growing migration of medical personnel from Nigeria to other countries.

Despite this fact, Osun State is considering the possibility of replacing certain employees based on need. We want to reassure the public that this is a continuous endeavor that will attract additional human resources for the provision of healthcare services,” he said.

An infrastructure update for all secondary health facilities in the state has been approved by the governor, according to Governor Adeleke’s assistant.

He reaffirmed the governor’s dedication to offering the state’s citizens and indigenous people high-quality healthcare.

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“I am happy to notify the public, especially the people of Osun, that Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the complete overhaul of the physical infrastructures of secondary health facilities, including Iwo General Hospital, as part of ongoing efforts to improve the infrastructures of our healthcare facilities.

Iwo General Hospital and others will undergo rehabilitation, similar to that which was done with the PHCs. This would include updating the infrastructure to contemporary standards and providing them with some cutting-edge equipment to support efficient healthcare delivery. Work at the several secondary facilities intended for renovation will begin in a few weeks after a bill of quantities (BOQ) and other professional assessments were completed.

“This demonstrates the efforts this administration is making to provide high-quality healthcare, and we ask for patience from the public.” We’re gradually taking practical actions to address the massive health sector corruption that this administration has inherited and make sure that everyone’s healthcare demands are satisfied,” he said.