Osun In Desperate Need Of Federal Medical Centre – IPAC

Osun State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has disclosed that the state is in desperate need of a medical centre to cater for the health of people at a reasonable cost.

IPAC made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Chairman, Wale Adebayo and obtained by OSUN DEFENDER on Sunday.

This is as he called on President Bola Tinubu to give assent to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Osogbo bill.

He noted that the bill was sponsored by Senator Ajibola Basiru and passed by the 9th National Assembly.

The IPAC chairman expressed concern that the absence of such a facility had deprived the state of a first class health care centre.

He said that FMCs were established nationwide in states to provide quality and cost effective tertiary health care services.

“This centres also provide timely clinical and other supportive services to patients within the jurisdiction in a milieu of qualitative research and training activities.

“Truth be told, the state is in desperate need of a medical centre to cater for the health of our people at a reasonable cost,” Adebayo said.

Adebayo maintained that the people of Osun were at receiving end of outrageous fees charged by proprietors of private hospitals in the state.