The Oyo state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi
has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to strengthening the state’s healthcare system, with a new focus on upgrading secondary healthcare facilities.
The Commissioner made the assertion on Tuesday in Ibadan while receiving the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (CEmONC), Health Facilities Assessment and BoQ Report.
The report presentation was organized by the State Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Coordination Office of Sector-wide Approach (SWAp) in the health sector in Nigeria and Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO).
Speaking at a recent event, Dr. Ajetunmobi noted that while significant progress has already been made in the renovation and reconstruction of primary healthcare centers across the state, attention is now shifting to the secondary tier of the healthcare system.
“Governor Seyi Makinde has shown great commitment to improving healthcare in the state. So far, we have renovated 361 primary healthcare centers, with some fully reconstructed. An additional 106 centers are currently undergoing rehabilitation,” she said.
She added that efforts are now being intensified toward enhancing secondary healthcare facilities, with several hospitals already earmarked for upgrades under a major initiative.
“We are working on a project referred to as the ‘French Loan Project,’ which targets improvements in our healthcare facilities. Some of the hospitals listed in the report presented today are already included in the project. Additionally, several of these hospitals are captured in this year’s Ministry of Health budget for facility upgrades,” Dr. Ajetunmobi revealed.
She said the move aligns with the administration’s broader agenda of providing accessible and quality healthcare services to all residents of Oyo State.
According to Dr. Akin Fagbemi, Chairman of the Hospital Management Board, Governor Seyi Makinde’s second-term administration is focused on sustainable healthcare delivery.
He stated that the government has recruited many healthcare workers, including doctors, and is making ongoing efforts to provide a conducive environment for patients. He assured the public to expect improved healthcare facilities from the state government.
In his remarks, a representative of the SWAp National Coordinator, Dr Mr. Omoruyi Iyahem, stressed the importance of the meeting, which was aimed at updating participants with the current position of the situation.
He stressed that the National Coordinating Office of SWAp is doing everything possible to reduce the maternal mortality rate across the country by ensuring that the right medical steps are taken to provide treatment to pregnant women.
While speaking, Dr. Oluwatunmise Adeagbo, the State SWAp Coordinator, he said Nigeria adopted the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) in 2023 and it one of the key outcomes of this initiative is the MAAMI Project, which supports critical health programs such as Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC).
Dr. Adeagbo explained that the purpose of report presentation is to disseminate the findings from an assessment conducted across 33 health facilities. He said, the assessment was carried out by development partners in collaboration with the SWAp office, aimed to evaluate the readiness of these facilities to deliver CEmONC services.
He further noted that upon receiving the assessment report, the Ministry of Health will engage stakeholders to review the findings, develop actionable recommendations, and strengthen the capacity of the assessed facilities to provide quality maternal and newborn care.
Also speaking, a representative of JHPIEGO, Elizabeth Chukwu, expressed gratitude to the Oyo State Government for the partnership with the organization to reduce maternal mortality in the state.
She assured that JHPIEGO will continue to support the State in improving family and children’s health, as it will be part of the report dissemination during the meeting and subsequent sessions.
According to Doctor Asifat Ijadunola, a consultant and family physician who analysis the report said ” This assignment is from the initiative of the honourable minister of health and social welfare Professor Ali and it’s one of the activities under the SWAp in a bit to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in Nigeria.
” So for Oyo state CEmONC needs comprehensive emergency obstetrics and new born care and this is to access that, we want to make sure that in each local govt there’s a secondary health facilities that is capable of providing comprehensive emergency obstetrics and new born care for all women in oyo state”. Ijadunola
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