As part of efforts at ensuring an effective and quality health care delivery, Ekiti State Government today hold a Summit on the Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) that was recently conducted
across the nooks and crannies of the Stat
The Summit which appraised health facilities, level of patient care management, personnel attitude and integration of the community into health system package, also examined the established referral protocol, infrastructures as well as the availability and adequacy of equipment in health care facilities in the State.
The programme recorded an impressive turnout of stakeholders including traditional rulers, opinion leaders, Health workers, Local Government Caretaker Chairmen, LG Supervising Councilors for health, Medical Officers for Health at the 16 LGA in the State, Officers in charge of the existing 65 Health facilities in the State as well as Medical Record Officers in the facilities.
Speaking at the Summit, the State Deputy Governor, Professor Modupe Adelabu stressed the vital role of the local government in the provision of an effective health care delivery.
Professor Adelabu, who was represented by the Special Adviser in the office of the Deputy Governor, Hon Bamitale Oguntoyinbo noted that the local government is the closest tier of government to the grassroots, emphasizing that the entire task of ensuring free quality health care delivery should not be left in the hands of the state government alone.
The Deputy Governor however assured that the Fayemi led administration would leave no stone unturned in its quest at ensuring the provision of a free and accessible quality health care delivery to
the people in the state.
Charging health workers to judiciously manage all available resources, Professor Adelabu reiterated the determination of the state government to revamp the entire health sector before the end of the
year.
She also called on people in the state to take advantage of government’s good gesture and patronize the health facilities provided by government for their general well being.
In his opening remarks, the Commissioner for Health, Professor Olusola Fasubaa attributed the rot in the health sector to what he called “the systemic failure of past administrations in the
state”.
Professor Fasubaa recalled that the DFID’s partnership for transforming Health Systems (PATHS) introduced the Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) and Qualitative Recognition Initiative
(QRI) in the state about 10 years ago with the aim of achieving qualitative health care delivery system.
The Commissioner noted that the efforts paid off significantly, saying so many inadequacies in the delivery of health services were discovered.
He however lamented that the data gathered through the exercise hardly translated into sustainable improvement in the sector.
Professor Fasubaa said that his ministry embarked on a holistic appraisal of health facilities to create synergy and ensure sustainability, prevention of wastages as well as bring stronger
working relationship into different programmes for effective health care delivery in line with the posture of the Fayemi’s administration to public accountability.
He highlighted some of the challenges facing the sector to include dilapidating buildings, lack of portable water, electricity supply, transportation as well as inadequate skilled personnel.
The Commissioner however expressed confidence that all the challenges would be surmounted by the administration.
The Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaye in his own remarks, landed the efforts of the Fayemi led administration to provide effective and free health care service to the people.
Oba Ajakaye however called for more participation of communities in the task of ensuring a healthy environment stressing the need to encourage communities to contribute to the noble couse.
The traditional ruler also emphasized the need to properly maintain existing structures in order to stem decay adding that contractors should not be excused from doing shoddy jobs.
Charging the people to shun quacks and unregistered health facilities, Oba Ajakaye called for a thorough assessment of faith based facilities to avoid unnecessary complications.
Also speaking, the Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti, Oba Samuel Oyebade commended the organizers of the programme describing the comprehensive report presented and the interactive nature of the
exercise as laudable.
Oba Oyebode however called for more sensitization of the people on health issues.
The royal father also stressed the need for more cooperation among officials of all tiers of government to improve on their achievements adding that government should also take proper charge of facilities
provided by communities for optimal utilization.
held a Summit on the Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS) that was recently conducted across the nooks and crannies of the State.
