Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed the readiness of his administration to ensuring that the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo provides efficient health care delivery service for the people and also train medical personnel effectively.
The Governor spoke while receiving members of board of the hospital and its management team led by the board chairman, Hon Niyi Owolade who paid him a visit on Wednesday.
The Governor assured that his administration will improve the services of the hospital to ensure that it provides quality health care services for the people and ensure proper training of man power in the medical profession.
Speaking earlier, the Board chairman, Hon Owolade appreciated the Governor for all his progressive activities since he took over the reign of government as the Chief Executive Officer of the state
He said his commitment to health care delivery was unusual, even as he thanked him for coming to the aid of the teaching hospital any time he was called upon to do so.
Hon. Owolade appealed to the Governor to improve facilities in the hospital, saying that the hospital is in need of some medical equipments to aid the care, training and research for which the hospital is known.
He also called for improvement on staff needs, especially those in charge of the outreach centres.
Besides, Owolade appealed for capital funding of the hospital, saying that the hospital needs funds for accreditation, which is usually a regular and recurrent activity for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Also, he appealed to the Governor to assist the hospital by regulating and upgrading the 2012/2013 staff of the hospital as well as the casual workers in the hospital.
In attendance at the meeting were the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Peter Babatunde Olaitan, other Board members of the hospital which include Mrs Olaide Akinremi, Dr. Isiaka Adekunle (PS Ministry of Health), Prof. Michedire Isawumi (Provost College of Health Sciences) and Dr Jimoh (NMA Representative of Board).
Also in attendance were the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. ‘Tunde Afolabi, Director of Administration, Dr. Oladepo Owolade, the Management Secretary, Mrs. B. J. Alo and Head of Establishment Department, Mrs. Asiata Aminu.
