The Bayelsa Government has approved the employment of more medical laboratory scientists and doctors in its ongoing civil service recruitment exercise.
The Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Bayelsa branch of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) to his office in Yenagoa on Wednesday.
Ewhrudjakpo said that the current recruitment drive was aimed at addressing manpower needs in some critical sectors, including health, to improve service delivery in Bayelsa.
The deputy governor, while noting that no profession in the health sector was superior to others, stressed the need for cooperation among workers in every health facility to achieve optimal results.
He assured that a good number of certified and competent medical laboratory scientists, as well as other medical and health practitioners, would be employed based on the needs assessment indices at the government’s disposal.
Ewhrudjakpo further stated that the government is ready to collaborate with the Association and other critical stakeholders in the sector to make health services more affordable and accessible to people of the state.
“We are making progress in the health sector in Bayelsa, but we also admit that there is still much room for improvement. As you are aware, applicants are applying to the state civil service, and some employment slots have been approved for medical doctors and laboratory scientists to be employed.
“We need competent and highly qualified personnel to be employed in the service to provide quality services. Every health worker has a role in health promotion. No profession in the health sector is superior to another. We are ready to collaborate with you to make health services more affordable and accessible to all Bayelsa people,” he said.
In her remarks, the State Chairman of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Eunice Ayamaer-Lelei, commended the government’s bid to employ more qualified laboratory scientists and provide modern laboratory equipment.
Ayamaer-Leyei reiterated that laboratory scientists play a critical role in healthcare services in Nigeria and called for the implementation of the approved call duty allowance for members of the Association.
