The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said every ward in the state deserves a primary healthcare centre to meet the medical attention of residents.
This was as he saddled a five-man committee of the House of Assembly with the responsibility of deliberating on the poor primary healthcare facilities in the state.
According to a statement on Tuesday, the Deputy Leader of the House, Noheem Adam, was named as chairman of the committee while other members included Rotimi Abiru, Hakeem Sokunle, Owolabi Ajani and Jude Idimogu.
“I will go with those who suggest that each ward should have a primary healthcare centre since health facilities should be very close to the people. We have some wards that are very big and must be taken into cognisance.
“To make sure we do justice to this motion, it is proper we have a committee in place. We must also ensure budgetary provision at the local government level.
“We should call on local government chairmen to ensure that they have centres in each ward. And it should not be about fanciful structures alone but the service,” he said.
On his part, Adams said Lagos had 327 functional health care centres which were not enough for the about 22 million people living in the state. He also lamented that the available facilities lacked enough personnel.
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