The Majority Leader, Oyo State House of Assembly, Sanjo Adedoyin; chairmen of Caretaker Committees of Ogbomoso North local government, Ibrahim Ajagbe, Ogbomoso Central Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Seun Adeyinka, have inspected the isolation centre located at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
They were received by the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the hospital, Prof. Oladimeji Opadijo and the Director, Inspection and Prevention Control, Prof. Taiwo Samuel.
The centre is being prepared by the Oyo State government, to house suspected victims of the novel Coronavirus and other viral diseases in order to prevent the spread and ensure close monitoring of the victims by medical personnel.
While welcoming them, the CMD lauded the state government under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde for the efforts put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
He disclosed that the hospital had medical personnel that could handle the suspected cases of COVID 19 but needed more facilities to enhance their services.
Opadijo said only Lagos State could boast of better facility in its isolation centres across the country.
He gave the assurance that they would continue to do their best in ensuring that the hospital was one of the best places for medical tourism in the world.
He however called on the state government to procure more medical equipment for the hospital to make it of international standard and more functional in treatment of viral diseases such as Ebola, Lassa fever and others.
The Majority Leader, Adedoyin, said the purpose of the visit was to ascertain the level of preparedness of the hospital in preventing the spread of Coronavirus.
The lawmaker lauded the management of the hospital for its services to the people, stating that plans were already on going to furnish the hospital with world class equipment while urging the council chairmen to construct new isolation centres and maintain the existing one.
The caretaker chairman, Ogbomoso Central LCDA, Adeyinka, on his part, said the council would collaborate with the state government to put up a new isolation centre in Ogbomoso.
He said: “We have embarked on thorough sensitization and distribution of materials such as gloves, nose cover, hand sanitizers and hand bills where the people can read about the virus and how to prevent it.”
