Resident doctors laud FCTA ’s infrastructural strides

THE Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the FCTA in the provision of infrastructure in the territory.

President of the association, Dr Michael Olarewaju, gave this commendation during a courtesy visit on the FCT Permanent Secretary,  Mr. Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa, in his office.

He further commended the leadership of the FCT administration for opening up Karu General Hospital and Zuba Cottage hospital, adding that these two hospitals would ease the pressure on existing hospitals in the territory.

Olanrewaju, said he was particularly happy that the current FCTA leadership had been working to complete all abandoned projects by the previous administrations.

On the recently established in-house Residency Training Programme by the administration, Dr. Olarewaju, said  the programme had made FCTA hospitals more attractive to doctors in addition to substantially curtailing the attrition rate among Resident Doctors in the FCT.

The Permanent Secretary,   Mr. Ohaa, in his response thanked the association for always opting for peaceful approach in pressing home their demands.

Mr. Ohaa charged the members to see their profession as a divine mandate to serve humanity, stressing that no amount of money could compensate their service.

He assured the association that the FCT administration would continue to pursue policies and programmes that would improve health care delivery in the territory.

Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary has charged the Association of Nurses and Midwives in FCT to consider their profession as a sacred duty to serve God and humanity.

He gave the charge in his office when the association paid him a courtesy visit.

Earlier, the Chairperson of the association, Comrade Deborah Yusuf told the Permanent Secretary  that the essence of the visit was to acquaint them with him and pledged their readiness to work with the administration.