LASU VC CALLS ON HEALTH PRACTITIONERS TO BE PATRIOTIC TO THE NATION AS LASU GRADUATES 28 PROFESSIONAL NURSES
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Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, vice chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), has urged medical professionals to stay in the country rather than leave in order to help the country overcome its health sector difficulties.
The second group of Bachelor of Nursing Science graduates from the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, were inducted on Wednesday, and she spoke at the event.
She asserted that despite the difficulties in telling health professionals about leaving the country, they must be “a bit patriotic and professional,” notwithstanding the potential for health practitioners in the Nigerian health system.
She bemoaned the fact that while Nigeria continues to produce outstanding healthcare professionals, more of them are now being enjoyed in other parts of the world as a result of the “fleeing syndrome,” which is causing a significant brain drain in the country.
The Vice Chancellor, who was represented by Prof. Raheem Akewusola, Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, LASU, urged the new inductees to show enthusiasm, professionalism, and patriotism, and urged them even more to take a back seat and watch as the domestic health sector is repositioned for the benefit of all.
“I can only plead that you would be a bit patriotic and professional. Nigeria has always been training medical personnel for other Countries and I’m sure more than three quarter of those we are graduating would be having offers outside of this Country. But please there is no other place like home,” she pleaded.
“If you all leave the Country, remember your families are equally here. I agree all is not well, but then we just must bear the consequences together so that at the end of the day, we would have a country that we would all be proud of,” she implored.
She charged the new inductees to practice responsibly as “flag bearers and good ambassadors of the College.”
In his goodwill message, the State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, represented by the Director Medical Administration, Training and Programme, Dr. Olufunmilayo Sokunbi, charged the inductees to be “compassionate, passionate and innovative.”
He urged the inductees to be considerate on needs of the health system in the Country, charging them to avail the nation of their professional practice.
“I want to join the Vice Chancellor and everyone to say please let us work together to make Nigeria a better place. You have a lot of roles to play in the health system. Be determined that as you are going, you are going to impact the health system,” he implored.
Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, said in a statement that the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration has established a quarterly health hold replacement program in which two doctors are replaced for every one who leaves the state’s public health system.
Prof. Debo Adekoya, who was speaking on behalf of the hospital’s management, said the first batch of 16 graduating nursing students received automatic internship employment as a way to increase capacity. He added that the management is working to maintain the provision for future graduates of the college.
In her lecture titled “My Zenith in Nursing: Leaving a Professional Legacy,” the guest lecturer, Prof. Prisca Adejuwon, stated that nursing, as one of the oldest professions, offers the inductees a wide range of opportunities. In the last 20 years, nursing has been noted to be the most trusted and diverse among health professions.
The best student overall, Omoiegberale Favour, stated in her farewell speech that she and her classmates were ready to use their excellent knowledge gained during their education to advance society.
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