Ogun assembly seeks establishment of school sick bays in public schools

Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday, passed a resolution seeking an urgent need for the resuscitation and establishment of functional sick bays in all public primary and secondary schools in the state.

The passage of the resolution sponsored by Damilola Soneye, the lawmaker representing Obafemi Owode constituency, followed the adoption of the debate through a motion moved by Soneye, seconded by the Majority Leader Yusuf Sherrif and supported the other lawmakers.

Earlier, while opening a debate on the resolution, Soneye said that the establishment of the sick bays would help deliver first aid and address medical emergency in schools as well as assisting in early diagnosis and prevent avoidable health risks among school students.

Corroborating the sponsor, lawmakers including Honourable Olakunle Sobukanla, Yusuf Amosun, Babatunde Tella, Damilare Bello, Waliu Owode, Oluseun Adesanya and Lukman Adeleye, emphasized that such facilities should be manned by qualified health professionals.

The House further urged the Ministries of Health and Education, Science and Technology to collaborate in developing a standardized school health policy framework by employing the graduates of the State Polytechnic of Health Technology, Ilese to man the school Bays; while encouraging private schools to establish first-aid units and health clinics.