By Editor 
As a further step towards ensuring safety of staff and patients, The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has said that the hospital management will flag off a training on health and safety,as he stressed that it would be held at the Emeritus Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi Multi Purpose Hall of South Campus.
CMD disclosed this in a release issued on ‘Update on Diagnosed Cases of Covid-19 in the UCH’ by the Hospital’s Covid-19 Media Team and made available to Naija Today News on Thursday, May 7th.
In another development,the Media Team hinted that, The Oyo State branch of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has donated protective equipment to the hospital to support the fight against COVID 19.
The Association led by her Chairman, Dr. Akin Sodiipo noted the UCH is playing a frontline role in the fight against the dreaded disease as well as other medical cases, hence the need for adequate support from all well meaning Nigerians, Associations and Corporate Bodies.
It stated that, Dr. Sodiipo lauded the commitment of UCH to providing quality service even when equipment and materials needed for the arduous tasks are scarce.
“The CMD, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo while receiving the items appreciated the NMA for the support to the hospital at all times and pointed out that the equipment donated will be put to judicious use”.
“He enjoined other Associations and more individuals to contribute towards the fight to subdue the ravaging novel coronavirus”.
In its reiteration, “As a further step towards ensuring safety of staff and patients, the hospital management will flag off a training on Health and Safety. The training will be held at the Emeritus Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi Multi Purpose Hall, South Campus”.
“The training is for selected staff representing their departments who will step down the training in their respective departments. This training is based on the guidelines by WHO and NCDC with regards to Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19”.
“The University College Hospital, Ibadan will continue to render excellent care and services to all our patients”.
“The Hospital equally enjoins everyone to abide by the required infection prevention and control measures as prescribed by the WHO and NCDC such as physical distancing, regular hand washing, use of hand sanitizers and face masks. We will continue to update the public accordingly”.
