The Ekiti State Government has assured that it will soon complete the extensive rehabilitation works going on at the General Hospitals Ayede, Ifaki, Okemesi, Ilawe and Efon.
The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services Dr Oyebanji Filani who made the disclosure during inspection visits to three of the five hospitals under renovation said all the hospitals would be equipped with state-of the art equipment upon completion.
Dr Filani explained that the inspection was to guarantee quality work as well as ensuring that works are done to specifications ,noted that the visit afforded him an opportunity to make necessary observations to the contractors handling the projects .
“Our goal is to do Nine general hospitals and we already done four, Our General Hospitals at Ilupeju/Itapa, Ijesa-Isu, Iye and Ijan have all been completely renovated and fully equipped with state-of- the art-medical equipment comparable to what you can find in secondary health facilities in any part of the world.
This is exactly what we intend to do in the remaining five facilities “, the Commissioner stated
He disclosed that one of the newly renovated hospitals that was recently inspected by the state Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji took delivery of a set of triplets a few days ago.
While assuring of the commitment of the Governor Biodun Oyebanji led administration to provide quality, affordable ,accessible healthcare services to the people of the state noted that the recent milestones achieved in the hospitals attested to the availability of drugs and relevant medical equipment, qualified health personnel as well as increased confidence of Ekiti citizens in the public health facilities in the state.
Secondary Health Facilities undergoing renovation that were visited during the tour by the Commissioner include General Hospital Ayede-Ekiti, Ifaki-Ekiti and General Hospital, Okemesi where he interfaced with staff, community members as well as patients.