Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the recruitment of new health workers across all cadres into the Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (OSPHCDA).
The move is aimed at addressing manpower shortages in the state’s primary health care facilities and strengthening service delivery in rural and urban communities.
Reliable government sources confirmed on Wednesday that the governor’s approval covers doctors, nurses, midwives, community health extension workers, laboratory technicians, and other categories of frontline staff.
The new intake, according to officials, will not only improve access to quality healthcare at the grassroots but also enhance the state’s drive towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
“This decision demonstrates the governor’s commitment to revitalising the primary healthcare system and ensuring that no community is left behind in accessing essential health services,” one senior government aide told Rooted Scope Media.
The recruitment exercise is expected to commence soon, with modalities to be announced by the OSPHCDA in the coming days.
Health experts and stakeholders have consistently lamented the growing exodus of health personnel from the country, warning that states must take deliberate steps to fill the widening gaps.
Governor Aiyedatiwa’s approval comes at a time when several communities in Ondo State are calling for more medical staff in primary health centres to meet the increasing demand for maternal and child healthcare, immunisation, and other critical services.
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