On Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, introduced that his administration plans to determine a College of Medical Science.
He disclosed that the establishment, to be established in collaboration with the Federal Authorities, would start operations earlier than the tip of the yr.
Governor Sanwo-Olu introduced this whereas inaugurating an 80-bed hospital in Surulere, donated by Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Workers (COS) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He acknowledged that the first-ever College of Medical Science within the nation would deal with the problem of mass mind drain within the sector, generally known as the “Japa” syndrome.
Talking in regards to the challenge, previously generally known as Iyun Major Well being Centre (PHC) earlier than being upgraded to a fully-fledged hospital by Gbajabiamila and renamed by the Native Authorities Authority within the space to Femi Gbajabiamila Normal Hospital, Governor Sanwo-Olu stated the hospital aligns along with his THEMES plus agenda and would serve quite a few communities within the space.
The hospital, situated at Iyun Road, off Funsho William Avenue, was handed over to the state authorities on Tuesday by Hon. Gbajabiamila and the native authorities authority within the space.
The governor expressed optimism that with the secondary well being facility and basic hospital put in place, maternal mortality can be diminished.
“What a option to begin an eventful and impactful yr for all of us, 2024. There isn’t any higher time, area, or second to begin the New 12 months than to hit the bottom operating.
“In the present day, individuals of Lagos, we’re on the fourth commissioning. We had been at Lagos State College, LASU, the place we commissioned and handed over a world convention centre for the College.
“This was proper in our training pillar. Subsequent, we went to the infrastructure pillar, making Lagos a Twenty first-century metropolis, the place we handed over a strategic highway known as Babs Animashaun Highway, remodeling it from a single two-lane to a dual-carriage highway with two bridges constructed to attach the individuals of Surulere to Orile Igamu.
“A journey that hitherto took half-hour has been diminished to lower than 5 to seven minutes. That’s one other promise,” the governor acknowledged.
“One other on the pillar is youth engagement and gender equality. We constructed and handed over a multi-use sanctuary, a Youth Growth Heart with multidimensional makes use of from an auditorium to a basketball tennis court docket, to a garden tennis court docket, to all types of a health club. This may resonate nicely with our youth, our individuals in leisure, and our individuals in sports activities, becoming into one other pillar of financial affairs.
“And right here is one other pillar of the financial agenda, the well being sector. That is significant improvement working on the highest degree.
“That is additionally a possibility for me to announce one other daring initiative of the Lagos State Authorities to determine a College of Medical Science earlier than the tip of this yr.
“Why are we organising a Medical College? It’s to handle two issues: mind drain created by the Japa syndrome,” he added.