The Osun state government in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office in Abuja have commenced process for a three major capital projects in the state.
Shittu Williams, the Senior Special Assistant on SDGs to the Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola made this known while inspecting the ongoing projects on Monday.
Williams.said a state-of-the-art 120 bed capacity Mother and Child hospital in Osogbo, a fully equipped 80 bed mother and child hospital capacity in Iragbiji, and one modern skill and vocational acquisition centre in Dagbolu are presently under construction.
According to the SSA, the mother and child hospitals when completed will signal the arrival of improved healthcare delivery and well being in the communities.
“The project would give the women in Osun opportunity for ante natal and maternal care, provide prioritized healthcare to infants and children, resolve problems associated with transmissible, non-transmissible, communicable and non-communicable diseases in the state, which will go a long way to improve the health indices, thereby complementing the visionary transformation Governor Gboyega Oyetola has already performed in the health sector with the revitalization of 332 PHCs and upgrading of three general hospitals,” Williams said.
On the significance of the Skill Acquisition Centre, the SSA said the centre would be made available for prospective youths who intend to acquire skills and new innovation in craftsmanship, which will further reduce the rate of unemployment and reduce youth restiveness in the state providing workable and sustainable engagements to all idle hands.
He added that the two hospitals are billed to be delivered, completed and commissioned on or before the end of June 2021 while the Skill Acquisition Centre would be completed by ending of March, 2021.
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