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The member representing Ibiono Ibom State Constituency at Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Moses Essien, has asked the state government to recruit more health workers to address the manpower needs of secondary health facilities in the state.
Essien made the call on Tuesday during an on-the-spot assessment of some general hospitals in the state.
He visited the General Hospital, Onna; Immanuel Hospital, Eket, and General Hospital, Iquita, in Oron.
The lawmaker, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, lamented that most secondary health facilities in the state needed more competent hands to deliver effective healthcare needs to the people, adding that the need for more hands became necessary as provisions were made for it in the 2024 budget.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on the state government to recruit more health workers, as the secondary healthcare facilities in the state are in dire need of more hands to deliver effective healthcare services to the people.
“The budgetary provisions are made for it in the 2024 budget as approved,” Essien said.
He called on doctors and nurses in the facilities to reside within their quarters so as to render 24-hour services for effective service delivery.
On the issue of inadequate subventions raised by the staff, Essien called on the state ministry of health to look into the increment of the subventions to hospitals.
He charged the chief medical superintendent in each of the hospitals to “ensure that the health facilities put under their care do not rot.”
He also urged them to set up machinery in place to ensure that adequate repairs were done in time to avoid deterioration of the facilities.
In their separate responses, the Chief Medical Superintendents of General Hospital, Akwa, Onna Local Government Area, Dr Francis Inyang; Immanuel Hospital, Eket, Dr Itaketo Ndaeyo and General Hospital, Iquita, Oron, Dr Sabastine Noah, said they were doing their best to deliver quality healthcare services to the people.
They, however, complained of inadequate subventions and health workers which, according to them, slowed down the smooth operations of the hospitals.
