By Ebele Onuorah

Edo State government is planning to employ more doctors and nurses into the Civil Service with attractive remunerations and increased funding for the Central Hospital.

Already, Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has set in motion efforts in the Ministry of Health, for review of the proposal on increased funding to the Central Hospital from the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, Edo State branch.

Secretary to State Government, Dr. Simon Imuekem who dropped this hint when the Association’s State Chairman, Dr. Christopher Aigbe led a delegation on a courtesy call said, after the visit of the Governor to the Central Hospital in 2009, he made up his mind to build a state of the art hospital to replace what we have presently.

“The process of employing more Medical officers is on and I can assure you that in the next round of interview, the attraction for the job will be there. We will be able to attract more doctors and nurses with a negligible difference with your Federal counterparts.

“We have also received your proposal on need to increase funding to the Central Hospital; the Governor has mandated the Deputy, myself and permanent secretary in the Ministry to review it.