Amid ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak of cholera in the country, the Oyo State government is contending with how to get health workers in the state, who are currently on strike, back to their duty posts, writes ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE from Ibadan.
One of the sectors that are basic to attaining development is health. Various development experts and theorists submit that for any country to achieve sustainable development, it must prioritise the health of its people. This is accentuated by the fact that health is one of the strands on which human capital development rests on. The assertion is stressed by the saying that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation as only a healthy population can engage in productive activities and create wealth.
However, in Nigeria, the sector is beset with a myriad of challenges, ranging from low budgetary allocation, poor welfare packages as well as incentives for health workers and a host of others. As a corollary,…
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