The Provost of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Dr Aliyu Alabi has appealed to the Federal and State governments to strengthen the products of Health Technology Institutions across the country with a view to replacing the large number of Medical Doctors, Nurses and other medical workers leaving the country
Alabi made the appeal during a Press conference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital where he spoke on the relevance of graduands of Health Technology to the Primary Health Institutions in the country.
According to Provost, the products of Colleges of Health Technology across Nigeria are so vast in handling middle level man power needs in the health sector paticularly at the grassroots.
Dr. Alabi who cited paucity of funds as the major challenge facing the institution, wants the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to also consider Colleges of Health Technology for its financial interventions.
He noted that about One thousand, Six hundred products of the Health institution in Kwara State have been mobilized for the National Youth Service in the last two years, reflecting a significant contribution to the workforce needs of health facilities in the country.
The Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa has in the last few years produced over sixty thousand health technologists in various fields and contributing to the sector positively, Dr. Aliyu Alabi is quoted as saying.
