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Ilorin, Nov. 12m ’26 (TNZ) Prof. Abdus-Samiu Musa-Olomu has called on the Federal Government to establish the Office of the Surgeon General of the Federation to strengthen healthcare delivery.
TheNewsZenith reports that Musa-Olomu, immediate past Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, also called for more general surgeons, affordable health insurance, and better remuneration.
He made the recommendations while delivering the University of Ilorin, Kwara State’s 308th Inaugural Lecture.
His lecture is titled: “Beauty of a Surgeon’s Knife: Bringing Smiles to Patients’ Faces.”
According to him, establishing the office will enhance funding, affordable health insurance and better remuneration for medical personnel.
“Establishing the Office of the Surgeon General would strengthen coordination of surgical healthcare.
“It will also provide an institutional platform for addressing critical surgical challenges nationwide,” TheNewsZenith quotes him saying.
He also urged governments to expand the training and deployment of general surgeons.
Musa-Olomu noted that their broad-based professional competence enables them to manage emergencies and a wide range of surgical conditions, particularly in underserved communities.
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He called on the government to provide affordable health insurance to make medical services accessible to more Nigerians.
The eminent professor of surgery stressed that poverty remained a major obstacle to timely hospital treatment.
He further urged tertiary health institutions to ensure that patients received prompt attention from healthcare workers whenever they presented at hospitals.
The lecturer also advocated improved salaries and welfare packages for healthcare workers, saying better working conditions were essential to sustaining effective healthcare delivery.
He recommended that the Federal Government should strengthen community health education and improve access to potable water.
The government, he added, should also promote the use of iodised salt to reduce preventable diseases, including goitre.
Musa-Olomu also called for collaboration between the Nigerian Medical Association and General Surgeons to institutionalise an annual General Surgeons’ Day. This is similar to existing professional medical observances.
He urged governments and relevant institutions to improve the training of traditional bone setters and community health personnel as part of efforts to reduce complications arising from inappropriate treatment. (TNZ)
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