Lagos Sacks 42 Health Workers Over Gross Misconduct
Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has sacked 42 health workers over gross misconduct in the last two years.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this while briefing journalists said the state government is looking into the issue of negligence to ensure that residents received effective healthcare delivery.
According to Idris, the government has engaged Civil Society Organisations to help monitor the various government health facilities, adding that the government remains committed to ensuring effective health care services in the state.
He said many people from neigbouring states now run to Lagos because of the facilities, adding that government will continue to do all it can to ensure that residents enjoy good healthcare.
“The focus of this administration is to continue the upgrading and renovation of or facilities at all levels of care, completion of ongoing projects, execute new ones where necessary especially in those areas where there are none, as well as their preventive maintenance.
“Some projects were awarded and executed during the period under review; ongoing projects were completed to boost infrastructural growth with continuous upgrading and renovation of facilities.”
He said the primary healthcare board procure and install two walk in cold rooms for the cold chain store, and commission 14 renovated comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHC), with procurement of medical and office equipment for 15 PHCs in the State.
The commissioner also informed that at total, of 5,000 people benefited from Eko Club International Free Health Mission carried out across various local Government and Local Council Development Areas.
“There is an ongoing Lagos State Free Health mission with a plan to visit all the 20 LGAs, 9 LGAs – Ojo, Badagry,OshodiIsolo, Amuwoodofin , Ajeromi, Apapa, Ikeja, Surulere and Mushin have been visited. So far, a total of 80,576 patients have been seen out of which 52,835 were attended to at the General Out Patients Department; 4,111 were screened at the dental unit, 6,668 were counseled and tested at the HCT Unit and 16,962 had their eyes screened out of which 10,745 were given glasses.”
Idris said the ministry also carried out health and safety Program at Ikeja Motor Park recently with a total number of 438 drivers screened using the breath analyzer test analysis in addition to other screening tests conducted.