Views: Visits 20 By Nkiruka Nnorom The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has inaugurated a new intensive care centre in Ondo as a support to the healthcare system in the state. The project, executed through the charity arm of the church, His Love Foundation (HLF), is in keeping with the church’s commitment to give people access to free healthcare services alongside religious engagements. According to the statement from HLF, the centre named Akindayomi-Adeboye Intensive Care Centre, the biggest health intervention in Ondo and the foremost amongst several others previously commissioned by The Redeemed Christian Church of God in Lagos, Ogun and Plateau States was inaugurated yesterday within the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex, Laje Road, Ondo State.
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The Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum has urged the state government to, as a matter of urgency, respond to their demands to prevent further decay in the health sector.
The spokesperson for the forum, Olubosede Omolayo, in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Akure, said it was unfortunate that government had allowed the strike to drag on.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the doctors had embarked on an indefinite strike 14 days ago over 50 per cent payment of their November 2020 salary and nonpayment of several allowances.
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NAN also reports that owing to the strike, patients had deserted the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (