Dearth Of Pharmacists Threatens Hospitals In Kwara

Date: 2015-09-12

IF there was a project the Kwara state government ever got rightly in the past five years of the regime of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, then it must be a quality health system.

Ahmed had ordered comprehensive renovation of five health centres across the existing three senatorial districts of the state with state of the art equipment installed at each of the hospitals.

Even critics of the government attested to the usefulness of the projects describing it as the peak of all the achievements of any administration worth its salt.

The development is however being considered as an addendum to the existing quality hospitals in the state, especially, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin.

The UITH recently carried out successful renal transplants and two open-heart surgeries. Besides, Kwara state under a tripartite arrangement with the Dutch Groups, Hygeia and PharmAccess has one of the best rural health insurance schemes in the country.

But despite these seeming impeccable health sector arrangements, an Achilles heels of the system had been identified and this remains, the dearth of pharmacists manning the state's owned hospitals.

Therefore the state's branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has urged the state government to declare emergency in its health sector until a reasonable number of pharmacists have been employed into the state's owned 30 healthcare facilities.

At present, 10 pharmacists are in the payroll of the state government and among the 10, two are due for retirement within the next one year.

But Dr Muideen Akorede, Senior Special Assistant to the state Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed said the development, would be promptly addressed by the newly constituted Hospitals Management Board HMB).

According to the Chairman of the state's chapter of the PSN, Pharmacist Olayiwola Francis, no health care system could thrive without the full involvement of pharmacists.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Oni Adebayo     Kwara State University Of Education     Bello Bature     Kayode Alabi     Olawuyi     Gabriel Fashanu     Abiodun Oyedepo     Salman Jawondo     Suleiman Abubakar     Niyi Osundare     Tafida     Saheed Akinwumi     Isiaka Danmeromu     Roheemat Hammed     Aremu Odolaye     NAWOJ     Towoju     Ile Arugbo     Kazeem Oladepo     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Alao Ayotunde     Alfa Yahaya Road     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     ITP     Awili Pedro     Aminu Adisa Logun     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Rachael Obisesan     Agbarere     Kulende     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Binta Sulyman     Kwara Pdp     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Chief Imam Of Offa     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Ahmed Alhasssan     Yemi Osinbajo     Maja     Ibrahim Mashood     Saka Saadu     Kazeem Adekanye     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Principal Private Secretary     Rafiu Ibrahim     Bisi Kristien     Bareke     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ashiru     Ilorin Muslim Community     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Folorunsho Erubu     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Saidu Isa     Tunji Moronfoye     Democracy Day     Lanwa     Mashood Dauda     Moremi High School     Alagbado     Kwara Volleyball Association     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Oko Erin     Bola Tinubu     All Peoples Party     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Cornelius Adebayo     Vasolar Consortium     Bisi Oyeleke     Pategi     Garment Factory    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Alagbado     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Ahmad Belgore     Abraysports FC     Eleja     ASKOMP     Monthly Sanitation     David Oyedepo     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Saheed Alakoso     Rafiu Ajakaye     EndSARS     Ekweremadu     Al-Adaby     Mogaji Aare     Akeem Olatunji     Funke Adedoyin     Sarah Jubril     Nnazua     Kola Olota     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Garba Idris Ajia     Babatunde Idiagbon     Garba Ado Sanni     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Innocent Okoye     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Joseph Offorjama     Plat Technologies Limited     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kwara State Governor     KWSIEC     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Waheed Ibrahim     Abdulkareem Alabi     Ganiyu Abolarin     Olatunji Ayeni     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Vasolar Consultoria     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     AGM Professional Services     Wahab Isa     Okiki     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Lanwa     Otuka     Ilota     Makama Of Ilorin     Unilorin FM     Afolayan     Kayode Alabi     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Suleman Abubakar     Gani Saadu     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Osi     SSUCOEN     Omotosho     Yusuf Arowosaye     Amoyo     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Matthew Okedare     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Olomu     Bank Of Industry     Laboratory-to-Product     Communication Network Support Services     Turaki     Christopher Ayeni     Olaiya Zuberu     Okeose Christian Cementary     Plat Technologies     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Baboko Primary School     Olawuyi