Osun gets traditional medical practitioners board
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By Victor Adeoti
Osogbo, March 15, 2017 (NAN) The National President of Traditional Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Mr Sakariayau Oyedeji, has commended the Osun Government for constituting the State Traditional Medical Practitioners Board.
Oyedeji, in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Thursday, said the step taken by the state government would go a long way in enhancing and promoting indigenous healing in the state.
He said the initiative would also foster healthy living among the residents as well as enhancing government health policies towards quality healthcare delivery.
While assuring the state government of the association’s robust collaboration and partnership, Oyedeji also pledged the group’s support to boost internally generated revenue for the government.
“We recognise the huge investment made by the state to revitalise health sector with the sole aim of ensuring healthy living through the provision and promotion of quality healthcare facilities given freely to all and sundry in the state.
“We are equally aware that the moribund state of the health sector in the state prior to this administration had been resuscitated through timely and prompt government intervention.
“But the central point of this is the constitution of Board of Traditional Medical Practitioners in the state which we view as right step to uplift indigenous healing of our people across the nooks and crannies of the state.
“This step, to us, would in no measure contribute significantly to quality healthcare delivery and as well help the Board to support the state government efforts in improving its revenue,” the statement read in part. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola