HEALTH: General Hospitals In Oke-Ogun Need Attention — SA Health To Makinde

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Appeal has gone to  Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde to accord urgent attention to all the State's  General Hospitals in Oke-Ogun Area,so as to put an end to premature death of infants and the aged ones.

The Special Assistant to Makinde on Health, Dr Abdullateef Ajibike made the call during his on-spot assessment to all Government's Hospitals at Iseyin Local Government, Okaka in Itesiwaju Local Government, Okeho in Kajola Local Government, Iganna in Iwa Local Council Development Area and Iwere-Ile in Iwajowa Local Government that makes a Federal Constituency .
 Ajibike expressed his displeasure on the sorry situation of the General Hospitals at Okaka and Okeho, saying that the Hospitals could only abode reptiles and other terrestrial animals.

He berated the eight years' reign of the immediate past administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi for total neglect of health care of the people of the region.
According to him, "despite the supports given to him, all what they could get in return was bad situation of hospitals where all the doors, windows and ceilings of the structures were nothing to write home about".

He therefore called on the Governor to re-consider the people of the region by repositioning the hospitals and equip them with more equipment and efficient medical personnel.
One of the Medical Doctors met on ground who spoke to our correspondence on condition of anonymity said five Medical Doctors were meant for a General Hospital but one was allocated several years ago while some have none.

A 35-year-old woman, Alhaja Ganiyat from Iganna in her contribution lamented the poor situation of government's health centres, adding that this situation had made members of public to shun the patronage of government's hospitals.
She said many lives had lost sequel  to lack of equipment in government's hospitals and as a result of huge amount of hospital bills at private hospitals, she therefore called on the government of Engr. Seyi Makinde to bail them out of premature death.

A community leader in Okaka, Mr. Ogundele Rasheed urged Oyo State Government to please assist them to rehabilitate Okaka General Hospital for effective health care delivery. 
Also the caretaker chairman of Kajola, Alhaji Salimonu Afolabi and other indigenous colleague, Alhaji Lateef Temitope  appealed on behalf of the people of Kajola to upgrade the General Hospital in Okeho to Federal Health Centre.

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