LAGOS: Medical professionals make demands on Sanwo-Olu

The Medical Guild, Lagos State, has made their requests known to the new governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Among other things, the medical professionals, demanded the prioritisation of general healthcare delivery to residents of the state.

While making the demands, the State chairman of the Guild, Dr Babajide Saheed, in a statement on Wednesday, said the governor should consider increasing the retirement age of medical doctors from 60 years to 65 years.

Dr Saheed further demanded an urgent convening of a state-wide summit which would guide the state government in determining the challenges in the health sector and ways to tackle same

The guild also advised the governor to appoint medical doctors as permanent secretaries at the Lagos State Health agencies in accordance with the Lagos State Health Reform Law of 2006 for effective and comprehensive administration in the health sector.

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“The provision of affordable, accessible and qualitative health care to the populace is of primary importance in the drive towards the attainment of a developed society. The development of the health sector in Lagos State should be part of your administration’s targets.”

“Focusing on infrastructural development in the health sector with the provision of standard and well-equipped primary, secondary and tertiary health institutions in the state should be of paramount interest to the governor. This will enable the provision of qualitative health care which will meet international standards.

“Increment in the retirement age of medical doctors from 60 years to 65 years with the cessation of contract appointments, to allow experienced hands to continue to provide useful service, thus enhancing the quality of healthcare,” Saheed said.

By Babatunde Alao…

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