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NEPWHAN Wants Government to Give Priority to Advocacy

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Governments at all levels should give priority to advocacy to strengthen the Health sector in the country.

National Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, NEPWHAN, Mr Jerry Antai stated this at an ongoing training for the state advocacy team at Mauve 21 in Ibadan.

Mr Antai explained that when the government gave adequate attention to advocacy, it would address and identify health lapses needed in the community down to the grassroots.

Contributing, a member of the advocacy group, Mr Adio Olusegun, decried negligence of advocacy, noting that the achievements of the team most times were low compared to the high number of Organizations in the country.

Mr Olusegun warned Organizations not to abuse or politicize advocacy, for good development.

Representative of traditional rulers in Ibadan, Baálè of Oluyole Estate and Environs, Yemi Ogunyemi urged the government to provide necessary care  for the people in terms of security and quality health services.

Fasilat Lawal

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ANPMP Sends SOS to Buhari on Health Sector

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President Mohammadu Buhari has been called upon to urgently save the health care system in Nigeria from total collapse.

President, Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, , Dr Ugwu Odo stated this at the opening ceremony of the 44th annual general meeting and international scientific conference of the association held in Ibadan.

Dr Odo noted that the mass exodus of medical practitioners due to non-payment of their allowances is becoming quite worrisome.

In a lecture on the occasion, former minister of health, Professor Isaac Adewole who was represented by a Medical practitioner at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Dr Imran Bello said if the health care system in the country was strengthened there would be no need for a politician to seek medical care abroad

In a remark Commissioner for Health in Oyo state, reiterated that the present administration will continue to do all it could to support health care system in the state.

Eight members of the association were awarded as fellow, while Commissioner for health in Oyo state was given a recognition award.

Lilian Ibomor

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Mrs Abiodun Advocates More Work Force In Health Sector

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The wife of the Ogun State Governor, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun has underscored the need for an increase in the number of nurses and midwives towards reducing maternal mortality, especially at the grassroots.

The wife of the Governor made the submission at a town hall meeting organized by Community Development Associations, Ogun Women on Maternal Health and Frontline Workers held in conference hotel Abeokuta, the State capital.

Mrs Abiodun stated that the State Government was committed to addressing the deficits in the Health Sector to add value to the lives of the people.

The wife of the governor called on all stakeholders to join hands to improve the state of the healthcare delivery system in the rural areas and also gave the assurance that the present administration would continue to address all issues affecting women and Children in the State.

The President, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Mr Nnachi Michael appealed to the State government to give automatic employment to graduates of the State-owned College of Nursing and Midwifery to address the shortage of manpower in the sector.

He lamented the current statistics of 215 nurses working in 448 medical facilities in Ogun state.

The National President also advocated the reintroduction of the Midwives Service Scheme with attractive welfare packages to encourage more volunteers in professional midwifery.

Mr Michael who was represented by the Ogun State chairman of the association, Mrs Roseline Solarin maintained that Ogun State with about three Universities and five colleges of Nursing should leverage the advantage of employing an adequate number of nurses across the hospitals.

 The town hall meeting was attended by women groups, professional associations and other stakeholders in the health sector.

Wale Oluokun

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Ogun Introduces Additional Polio Vaccine Into Routine Immunisation

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Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board  in collaboration with Development Partners in the health sector has introduced Inactivated Polio Vaccine, IPV2, as additional vaccination in the Routine Immunisation, RI, schedule, to be received by children at 14 weeks.

Speaking at the flag-off at Iberekodo Primary Healthcare Centre in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker said that the vaccine would protect children against polio virus and further boost their immunity.

Dr. Coker explained that the introduction of the vaccine into the RI schedule was in fulfilment of the four major objectives of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which mandated all countries that were using Oral Polio Vaccine to add at least one more dose of IPV into their schedules by the end of 2015.

She noted that the efforts was aimed at maintaining the polio free status that Nigeria and Ogun State achieved on August 25, 2020.

Also, the Executive Secretary, Ogun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola who explained that Inactivated Polio Vaccine including IPV2 would be administered to  children as their first and second dose at 6weeks and 14weeks respectively, described the the vaccine as safe and effective.

 In their separate remarks, the State Coordinator, World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr. Sunday Abidoye, his counterpart from the  National Primary Health Care Development Agency,  Mrs. Victoria Adebiyi as well as representatives of  United Nations Children Emergency Fund, UNICEF,  Mrs Florence Molokwu,  said the introduction of the vaccine was another giant stride at improving the health and wellbeing of children in the State, promising the continued  technical support of their various organisations.

Speaking on behalf of mothers and caregivers, Mrs. Abiodun Adenuga and Mrs Aderonke Ogunba appreciated the State government for the initiative.

Segun Folarin