Ogun sets up panel to probe rot in OOUTH


The Ogun State Government on Tuesday said it has instituted a panel of enquiry to look at the remote and immediate causes of the challenges facing the state-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.

The nine-man committee is headed by the Chief Medical Director of Reddington Hospital, Dr. Yemi Onabowale.

Other members of the committee include Dr. Folabi Ogunlesi, Dr. Dupe Oludipe, Dr. Kehinde Ololade, Alhaji Wasiu Lawal, Mr. Olumide Obube, Akinola Adekunle and Femi Akinwunmi.

Deputy Director, Hospital Services in the State Ministry of Health Dr. Shokunbi Solomon will serve as the committee’s secretary.

The committee is expected to assess the operational modalities of the hospital and ascertain its compliance with acceptable standard for medical training, research and development, according to Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun.

The government added that the committee’s specific terms of reference include: to assess the current operations of the hospital in line with expectations as a teaching/tertiary  institution; determine the state of facilities of the various units and departments and make recommendations to the state on the steps necessary to ensure sustainable operations in the institution.

The committee will also determine quick wins and palliative actions to stem further degeneration of the institution and facilities and review all third party arrangements in the institution, including the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) and other services provisioning arrangement and determine their level of compliance at the time of that engagement and with the efficacy.

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