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.

QuickWin     Kwara Hotel     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Baakini     Hakeem Lawal     AbdulRauf Keji     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Raheem Adaramaja     Tosin Saraki     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ajidagba     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Iyabo Adewuyi     Fulani     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Modibo Kawu     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Modupe Oluwole     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Mike Omotosho     Oba Abu     Femi Agbaje     Kamoru Kadiri     Pius Abioje     Gaa Olobi     Aminu Adisa Logun     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Ibrahim Labaika     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Kehinde Baale     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Sayomi     Ilorin South Constituency     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Memunat Monsuma     Facebook     Grillo     Face Masks     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Ahmed     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     ANCOPPS     Aliyu Adebayo     Ramadan     11th Galadima     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Bilikis Oladimeji     Ibrahim Mohammed     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Mary Arinde     Oja-Oba     Igbaja     Mufutau Olatinwo     Igbomina     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Bolakale Kawu     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     John Olajide Adedipe     Hauwa Nuru     ARMTI     Oke-Ode     Shaaba Lafiagi     Stephen Fasakin     Yaru     Iyiola Oyedepo     Kwarareports     Amule Elementary School     AbdulGafar Tosho     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olupako     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     International Aviation College     Earlyon Technologies     Hajj     Sheikh Alimi     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Edu     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Oye Tinuoye     Student Learning Support Helpline     Olohungbebe     KSIRS     CKNG     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     CACOVID     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Kazeem Oladepo     Charles Ibitoye     Azeez Bello     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Mohammed Abduraheem     Tafida Of Kaiama     Ojo Fadumila     Universal Basic Education Commission     Saka Onimago     Taofik Mustapha     Kazeem Adekanye     Jaigbade Alao     Ibrahim Mashood     Gobir Organization Foundation     Edret Sabi Abel     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Local Government     Curfew     Kwara United     Abubakar Baba     Crystal Corner Shops     Iyeru Grammar School     CELF     Isa Aremu     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     CCB     Abubakar Usman Jos     Ahmed \'Lateef     Bola Olukoju     Busari Alabi Alausa     Amos Sayo     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ghali Muhammed     NFAI     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Government High School Adeta     Rebecca Bake     Sola Saraki University     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     HYPPADEC     GGDSS Pakata     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Shehu Jimoh     Marafan Shonga     Toyosi Thomas     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Salihu Alhaji Musa