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We Do Not Need Office Of Surgeon-general-psn by Nobody: 6:32am On Sep 18, 2013 |
The National President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Mr. Olumide Akintayo, has said that the office of the Surgeon-General is not relevant to the country. Akintayo, in a statement on Tuesday, said recent calls by some medical associations for the establishment of the office of a Surgeon-General whose responsibility would be to independently assess the medical fitness of public and political office holders, would amount to a waste of resources. According to him, by the basic tenets of medical training, any registered medical practitioner could undertake the responsibility of ascertaining the medical fitness of individuals. Akintayo stated, “The information provided on the need for the post of the Surgeon-General cannot be a compelling factor to waste scarce public funds on ego trip. “The office of the Surgeon-General, in whatever nomenclature, will mean an unnecessary duplication of offices and functions which are presently being articulated and undertaken by the office of the Minister of Health and the Minister of State for Health, with an array of directors, deputy directors and assistants.” The association charged the National Assembly to resist any call or pressure from some professional groups that may want to see the position backed by law; adding that the office would only cause disharmony in the health sector. He said, “The health sector has suffered from avoidable entropy because of ill-concerned policies and statutes over time. It is in the collective interest of the Nigerian people that the National Assembly ignores calls geared towards an unnecessary office. “Our nation needs laws that can truly impact by ameliorating the burdens of our depressed citizenry and not statutes that intensify conflict potentials in a perennially tension- soaked sector, to the detriment of the public.” The PSN also called on the Federal Government to address the grievances of health workers on some professional matters. www.punchng.com 1 Like |
Re: We Do Not Need Office Of Surgeon-general-psn by Nobody: 6:33am On Sep 18, 2013 |
Laalamed: The National President, 2Tim3:1-4. signs of end time |
Re: We Do Not Need Office Of Surgeon-general-psn by joshuapharm(m): 3:44pm On Sep 18, 2013 |
Something tells me laalamed is an NMA publicist. |
Re: We Do Not Need Office Of Surgeon-general-psn by joshuapharm(m): 3:59pm On Sep 18, 2013 |
If things were normal like it is in other countries, there's nothing wrong with that office. But there are still scores to settle, creation of that office right now would just spew the envy of other health professionals. Not to create any commotion bro, I want to know why you wrote NMA in ur previous thread as NMA, and PSN in this thread as psn.. #OKBYE 1 Like |
Re: We Do Not Need Office Of Surgeon-general-psn by Nobody: 5:27pm On Sep 28, 2013 |
Contempt! nma vs PSN |
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