Ogun State Government has said it would continue to improve the health sector and prioritise staff welfare, with a view to bringing healthcare delivery to the doorstep of every citizen.

          The Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele stated this while hosting members of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, as part of their inspection tour programme to the State’s three Schools of Nursing in Abeokuta, Ilaro and Ijebu-Ode.  

          The Deputy Governor pointed out that the present administration had invested a lot in the health sector, especially in infrastructure, provision of healthcare facilities, workers’ training and welfare, adding that the government was mindful of NBTE standards and requirements.

          She said, "The State government has scaled up the three schools of nursing and midwifery to standard, as well as changed the phase of nursing education in the State. The government is also committed to improving the well-being of nurses and midwifery with other various interventions to make our people feel at home whenever they visit our healthcare facilities".

          The Deputy Governor noted that nurses were the backbone of every health facility, emphasising the need to always deploy qualified nurses to health facilities across the State. 

          In her words, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the State government had procured equipment to enhance service delivery, upgrading of health colleges and enhancement of nurse’s well-being.   

          Earlier in his remarks, the Director, Monotechnic Division of NBTE and the leader of the team, Alhaji Samaila Tanko, said the visit to the State was based on the new Federal Government’s circular, which stated that only national certificate would be used for employment and procreation in the Public Service. Tanko added that the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria also issued a circular that all nursing colleges in the country offering vocational training should ensure that their students obtain national diploma training, with 2023 as the deadline.

          According to him, ‘’we are happy for your interest in training and aligning into NBTE regulatory functions and we also want to thank the State government for the support given to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the State, particularly at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, the three ICT polytechnics and college of health sciences’’.