Ogun health workers to enjoy life insurance, increased hazard allowance

Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that his administration has put in place a life insurance policy for the state health workers and also reviewed their hazard allowance from 200 to 300 per cent.

The governor disclosed this during a meeting with representatives of health workers in the state at his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, noting that the life policy would have taken off immediately, but the state government wait for the federal government that was also putting in place a similar programme.

“I want to inform you that we have put in place a life policy for our health workers. We would have started immediately, but we will wait to go along with the federal government which is also planning similar programme,” he said.

The governor stated that his administration was determined to provide adequate health care services to the people, disclosing that health worker would be accommodated in the new minimum wage.

Governor Abiodun said he was impressed with the spirit of negotiation by health workers, adding that their requests and resolutions with government was a pointer to the fact that they were concerned with what was going on in the health sector.

“What transpired was because we have not been engaging each other as much as possible. I am impressed with the spirit of negotiation. Your requests and resolutions point to the fact that our health workers are concerned with what is happening in the health sector,” the governor noted.

While enumerating the efforts of his administration to reform the sector, he said prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, rehabilitation of hospitals had commenced with 236 primary health care centres across the state, appealing to the health officers not to allow issues degenerate, but keep an open communication line with government.

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“This pandemic is a surprise to everybody. This happened just as we were beginning to roll out plans for total reform of our health facilities beginning with 236 primary health care ventres.

“However, I want to assure you that this government is determined to provide adequate health care for our people,” the governor promised.

The governor appreciated the health personnel, particularly those tackling the coronavirus, assuring them that personal protective equipment and other accessories needed to perform their duties effectively, would be made available.