Gombe Deputy Gov urges Nurses to be caring, humane, others in the discharge of their duties
…as Christian Nurses across Nigeria convenes in Gombe, August this year
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Daniel Jatau, has urged Nurses and other medical practitioners to stick to tenets of their profession by being humane, caring and godly for patients to feel at home while responding to treatment.
The Deputy Governor gave the indication while receiving the members of Conference planning Committee, Fellowship of Christian Nurses on a courtesy call in his office.
The fellowship of the Christian Nurses have slated August 7- for their conference in Gombe and the National Conference Committee are working to ensure successful hosting.
While receiving them, the Deputy Governor observed that, ” it was high time you embraced modern practice and also improve on your relationship with patients to enable them feel at home while they respond quickly to treatment,” he said.
He appreciated the Nurses and other medical practitioners for their contributions in making Gombe what it is today, having received different awards on the health sector performance.
Jatau said, “As nurses under the aegis of religious umbrella, we want you to be different and show example on how to treat humanity while taking care of patients. As a medical sociologist, I believe there is so much one can do, apart from administration of drugs. One needs to fine out the perception of the patient about what the medical personnel is doing to him. This is why relationship is very important in dealing with patients.
“Walter Miller wrote a book titled” Have we failed in Nigeria” where he highlighted some on how nurses in Nigeria treat fellow Nigerians wickedly and are more friendly to europeans. There are sharp practices. Drugs that are not supposed to be sold are being sold. Like what is happening at the snake bite hospital. But we expect to see the difference in you, being religiously based.”
He also called on them to look into the possibility of contributing their own part in the industrial park by establishing a company or working in conjunction with other medical practioners to produce drugs locally towards reducing importation of drugs and medical tourism.
He assured them of state governments support toward their national conference and their general practice.
Speaking, the Acting Chairman, Central Planning Committee, Fellowship of Christian Nurses National Conference, Mr. Martins Mohammed Lekke, said they were in the Deputy Governor’s Office to intimate the State Government about their national conference coming up in August this year as well as solicit for their support toward successful hosting of the conference.
He said, “the conference will be attended by participants from across the country and it is expected that Gombe State will be showcased.”
Wilson Jonah Yakubu
Press Secretary/Information,
Deputy Governor’s Office.
