Obaseki: Our Healthcare System Is Being Revolutionised
Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, recently stated that his administration is revolutionising the healthcare sector by pursuing a holistic decentralisation model and upgrading primary healthcare centres with world class equipment and staff in order to guarantee the provision of health services that are effective, affordable, and of high quality to Edo people.
He disclosed this information during an appreciation dinner in Benin City for home-based medical doctors, scientists and medical and nonmedical volunteers, who had participated in the recently concluded free medical outreach programme, that was organised in partnership with the Association of Nigeria Physicians in the Americas, ANPA.
During the outreach programme, the medical professionals offered free specialised healthcare services to the residents of Edo State with over 5,000 residents benefitting from the free surgical intervention and treatments for heart, kidney, eye and other ailments.
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The governor, who explained that the COVID-19 outbreak exposed the weaknesses in global health systems, said that his government was focusing itself on fixing the healthcare system in Edo State and ensuring sustained investment to rebuild the sector
“We have started a revolution in our healthcare system. We are working tirelessly to ensure that you will wake up one day and see our healthcare system becoming second to none in Nigeria. Healthcare is not about fancy hospitals or sophisticated equipment but about the health personnel. It’s about the quality of the training and professionalism of those who administer healthcare services to the people. These are all we got from our brothers in the Diaspora during the free medical outreach.”
He reiterated the need for there to be an improved collaboration between private organisations and local, state and federal governments by saying, “Collaboration between doctors here and their colleagues abroad, as well as clinical and nonclinical medical personnel, has led to the success recorded during the medical mission.”
According to Dr. Sunday Adeoye, the Co-Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, LOC, and Chief Medical Director, CMD, at Edo Specialist Hospital, “150 surgical interventions occurred at Edo Specialist Hospital, ESH; 180 at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH; nine VVF surgeries, 2500 free medicated eyeglasses were given.” EDHIS were there to ensure continuous treatment for the indigent people who can’t afford healthcare.”
