The former Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole says that Nigeria’s health care system is at a critical junction and begging for help to address its many critical health and related issues.
Adewole, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 22nd biennial conference of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, said the health workforce is the most critical pillar of the health system and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to addressing these critical health and related matters.
According to Professor Adewole, doctors, particularly female doctors, need to synergize with the government to address issues affecting the nation such as maternal mortality, poor immunization coverage, malnutrition, drug abuse and the menace of out of school children.
He stated, “we need to strategically harness these capabilities into a potent force for the good of not only our health and education space but our entire nation. Women are critical agents for development.”
The former health Minister declared the COVID-19 pandemic as health security that underscores the urgent need to accelerate progress on achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the need to scale up international cooperation to deliver on SDG3 massively.
Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Professor Olayinka Omigbodun said some of the health and social challenges in society arose because of poor parenting by mothers.
She added: “we (mothers) are responsible because we are the nurturers; particularly for mental health. Many times children have turned away from their mothers at an early age. Even the many adolescent problems we have had to do with the kind of mothers they have and their nurturing.”
Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association Oyo State Branch, Dr Ayotunde Fasunla said it is a perilous time as the dignity and nobility of the medical profession is being threatened.
He stated that the incessant industrial actions in the health sector due to the insensitivity of the government and their failure to honour agreements, including the continuing massive emigration of highly trained medical manpower to greener pastures was happening because of lack of proper mentorship, bad leadership and poor governance.
MWAN’s National President, Dr Mininim Osaji, however, called on professional associations to pick up at least one health care challenge to address in a bid to make the health sector and Nigerian’s health better.
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