HEALTH SECTOR IMPROVEMENT: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH INSTITUTIONS VISITS UCH, CALLS FOR UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN FG AND RESIDENT DOCTORS

By Ogundele Olanrewaju

The House of representatives committee on health institutions has called for proper understanding between Resident doctors and the Federal Government in order to put a stop to the incessant strikes and other challenges in the health sector.

The Chairman of the committee Paschal Obi made this call while speaking with newsmen during a facility tour to the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

He said the doctors need to understand that their actions are causing a huge setback to the country’s health sector, adding that a compromise needs to be reached before things get out of hand.

The chairman noted that lawmakers are also working on formulating policies that will turn the Nigerian health sector around for good.

According to him, we are taking parliamentary measures to that ensure that the incessant strike actions that has bedeviled our institutions, are curbed and brought to an end.
We must do our bit and take legislative actions, we must come by a way of motions or bills to ensure that these strikes become a thing of the past, he noted

Earlier in his remark, the Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo lamented the incessant resignation of medical personnel in the institution.

While calling for a swift intervention by the federal government, the CMD called for adequate funding of the health institution through special grants and increased budgetary allocations.