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Ekanmem Philip-Ephraim: MDCAN Calls for End to Kidnapping

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By Lilian Ibomor

Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has called on the government at all levels to put an end to all forms of kidnapping in the country.

They made the call in a peaceful protest staged in Ibadan to mark fifty days since their colleague, a Professor of Neurology, Ekanem Phillip-Ephraim was kidnapped in her house in Calabar, Cross River State.

According to them, there has been no communication from the captors since she was abducted.

Speaking, the Vice Chairman, MDCAN, Oyo State Chapter, who spoke on behalf of the president, MDCAN, Dr. Victor Makanjuola, said this situation was uncalled for and needed urgent attention.

Earlier, Chief Medical Director, CMD, University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo, said providing an enabling environment for medical practitioners cannot be over-emphasized while urging the government to take drastic steps before it leads to further exodus of medical practitioners.

Radio Nigeria observed that the protesters wore a white ribbon on their arms to show their solidarity for their kidnapped member.

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FG Remains Committed to Improved Healthcare Delivery – Osinbajo

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By Fasilat Lawal

The government will continue to address factors militating against healthcare delivery in the country.

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo made the affirmation during the inauguration of projects by the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.

Professor Osinbajo explained that there were still gaps in the nation’s health delivery system, which he attributed to the quality of care available, equipment, and facilities as well as the disparity between the health budget and expenditure.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (SDGs), Dr. Adejoke Oorelope Adefulire described the project inaugurated at UCH Ibadan as a testament to the Federal Government’s commitment to the health and well-being of Nigerians.

Earlier, the Chief Medical Director, UCH, Professor Jesse Otegbayo in an address of welcome, described the inauguration of the project as a landmark in the over sixty-five years of the medical institution’s existence.

Professor Otegbayo who said the projects represented a significant contribution from the federal government, expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (SDGs) Dr. Adejoke Oorelope Adefulire.

The UCH CMD, however, solicited the provision of more facilities and equipment from the Federal Government to further enhance the institution’s medical delivery.

Our correspondent reports that there were goodwill messages, from the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, and the Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Senator Teslim Folarin.

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UCH, Oyo Govt. Sign MoU To Boost Healthcare Delivery

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The University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Oyo State government on the deployment if its consultants to State Health Centres.

The Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the hospital, Professor Jesse Otegbayo stated this at a forum in Ibadan.

Professor Otegbayo noted that the partnership was necessary to enhance effective health care services to residents of the state.

The UCH CMD stressed the need for government to strengthen health care services delivering to make it measurable to what is obtainable in developed countries.

Lilian Ibomor

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Mass Burial: Fear Grips Residents of Ikare-Akoko

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There is palpable apprehension in the ancient town of Ikare-Akoko in Akoko North East area of Ondo State over plans by the state government to carry out mass burial for over one hundred abandoned dead bodies in the area.

Radio Nigeria gathered that the corpses were brought to the town by health officials of the state government from different parts of the state without the prior consent of community leaders and local government authorities.

Confirming the development, the caretaker Chairman of Akoko North-East Local Government, Mr Asimi Omojola, said he was not in the office when the corpses were moved to Ikare for mass burial, but he confirmed an official of the Ondo State Health Management Board (HMB) had contacted him about the situation.

The two traditional rulers of the town, Olukare of Ikare, Oba Akadiri Saliu-Momoh and the Owa-Ale of Ikare, Oba Kolapo Adegbite-Adedoyin, described the situation as strange to the culture and norms of the community.

In separate interviews, the two monarchs warned that Ikare people would not allow the corpses to be buried on their land as it could lead to traditional crises and abominable incidences.

Reacting, the Chief Medical Director, CMD of Ikare State Specialist Hospital, Dr Ayodele Ogunlade, stressed that Ore, Akure and Ikare were designated for the mass burial of the abandoned corpses, adding that it had no health implication as all the corpses had been treated with the necessary chemicals. 

Leke Adegbite