The Everlasting Secretary of the Lagos State Well being Service Fee, Dr. Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, has lamented that authorities hospitals have gotten overloaded as a result of mass emigration of well being staff overseas searching for greener pastures, in what is often referred to as japa.
He disclosed that the acute scarcity of manpower in some federal services had elevated the variety of sufferers admitted to authorities hospitals in Lagos.
Final yr, the Nigerian Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors stated a minimum of 1,417 of their members had moved overseas searching for greener pastures.
In November, the Home of Representatives Well being Committee revealed that the Lagos College Instructing Hospital in Idi-Araba had closed as many as 5 wards with about 150 beds resulting from a scarcity of well being staff following the exodus of medical doctors.
Talking at a strategic management and monetary administration retreat for healthcare executives held in Lekki, Lagos on Thursday, the Everlasting Secretary expressed concern that healthcare suppliers continued to drop out of the system regardless of a number of authorities initiatives to equip them and to coach.
He highlighted that hospitals are nonetheless struggling to offer top-notch companies to sufferers even after most of the youthful staff left the nation for greener pastures.
He famous: “We have now to adapt to the present state of affairs as a result of most of the issues that we do, most of the methods that we’ve deployed in our hospitals, a lot of them are quickly declining.
“You place one thing in place to resolve an issue, and earlier than you already know it, you come again and one thing doesn't work anymore. Or different measures corresponding to you’ve got skilled 10 folks, earlier than you already know it there are solely two left. And what they should do is faux you haven't finished something. It’s a must to begin another time, that’s the state of affairs we’ve discovered ourselves in as a result of mass migration of medical doctors.
“Regardless of all this, the variety of sufferers we see in our hospitals appears to be rising. Generally you surprise how; The sufferers preserve coming, why? Is it that we’re doing one thing good or that they don’t have any selection?
“We used to say that a few of our hospitals don’t apply this or that specialty, however now it’s totally different. At present we’ve a state of affairs the place we will suppress demand.”
Whereas charging healthcare executives to be proactive in coping with sufferers, Ademuyiwa stated a minimum of 180 medical doctors basically hospitals throughout the state have been skilled on the significance of high quality service supply in healthcare.
He urged hospital managers to determine resilience processes and resolve points with out leaving a weak hyperlink.
“After I say resilience processes, you need to do the suitable factor, give the very best and resolve issues with out leaving a weak hyperlink wherever. So it's the best way to do issues.
“Hospitals have to be ready 24/7 always. There are occasions when issues occur in your hospital and also you say you'll repair it tomorrow, however it is advisable to repair it immediately. Don't wait till tomorrow as a result of you could be embarrassed for those who don't resolve it immediately.”
Shortly after the occasion, Well being Service Fee Chairman Dr. Atinuke Onayiga, with journalists, stated the retreat was a strategy to construct higher capability for well being staff within the state, particularly well being care executives.
