COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTIONERS' REGISTRATION BOARD OF NIGERIA INDUCTS 77 CHEW AND 48 JCHEW OYSCOHEST GRADUATES

The Community Health Practitioners' Registration Board  of Nigeria, for the first time in the history of the 91 year-old Oyo State College of Health Science and  Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan has  inducted 77 CHEW and 44 JCHEW graduates of the College. 

The maiden induction which took place in the College hall alongside inductees from Bethsaida College of Health Technology,  Ogbomoso and Lead City College of Health Technology,  Ibadan, had in attendance many dignitaries including the Honourable Commissioner for Health who was represented at the occasion by the Director,  Nursing Services of the State Hospitals' Management Board, the Representative of the Registrar, Community Health Practitioners' Registration Board of Nigeria, the South West Technical Director,  Comrade Abayomi Great, the Executive Secretary,  Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, the Provost, College of Health Science/Deputy Vice Chancellor,  Lead City University, Prof. Sola Ladokun among others.

Delivering her address at the programme, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health,  Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi  commended the Management of the College for sustaining the enviable academic standard  of the College .

She pledged the continuous support of the Oyo State Government for the College and went further to say 

that education and health which are two major pillars of Governor Seyi Makinde's administration will continue to receive priority attention in the overall interest of the State . She charged the inductees to always seek the best interest of their patients and work within the ethical limits of their profession. 

The Provost of Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology,   Pharmacist Oluyemisi Oyewo in her welcome address congratulated the inductees on the successful completion of their courses and admonished them to be diligent,  to always maintain professional integrity and abide by the ethical principles of their profession.

She commended the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde for  the constant financial and logistics support of his administration for the College and also appreciated the Honourable Commissioner for Health,  Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi for her unflinching support for the College. 

She eulogised the hardwork of all those involved in the training of the inductees from the Colleges, especially the Heads of Departments. 

In a speech delivered  at the occasion on behalf of the Registrar and Chief Executive of the  Community Health Practitioners' Registration Board of Nigeria, Alhaji Bashir Idris, the Zonal  Technical Officer Southwest, Comrade Abayomi Great commended  the efforts of the College Management,  attesting to the high educational standard maintained over the years, calling on the inductees to always obey the rules of the profession.

The  Executive Secretary,  Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Muideen Olatunji, the National President, National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria Comrade Kabir Hammed, represented by Oyo State Chairman  of the Association,  Mrs Tolulope Olusola Jimoh in their respective goodwill messages, called on the newly inducted Community Heath workers  to forge ahead in their studies and respect the rules and regulations of their profession .

Delivering the induction lecture with the theme,  'Embracing Excellence; A new journey begins' at  the event,  Dr Monday Famakin   delved into the professional demands of the profession, calling on the inductees to always dress neatly and consider their clients in in their practice. 

The Head of the  Community Health Department, OYSCOHEST, Mrs Temitope Afolake Hannah Awotunde thanked those in attendance for making the event memorable and  commended  the College  Management for being supportive.

 

She urged the inductees to be good ambassadors of their Alma mater and put their training into effective use on the field.