The management of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo, has commended Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over reforms in the state’s health sector, particularly the implementation of enhanced allowances for health workers and investments in medical infrastructure.
The hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Michael Gbala, gave the commendation in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.
Gbala said the implementation of the enhanced allowances under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure and the Consolidated Health Salary Structure had boosted staff morale and improved healthcare delivery.
“The governor’s decision is a landmark intervention that had significantly boosted staff morale, improved healthcare delivery and positioned the Sunshine State as the first state in South-West Nigeria and among the first in the country to implement the enhanced professional allowances,” he said.
According to him, the improved welfare package has also attracted consultants and other highly skilled healthcare professionals to the hospital,
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