The Ekiti State House of Assembly has declared its readiness to enact a law that will make comprehensive medical check-ups compulsory for workers in the state to prevent avoidable deaths in service and ensure a healthy workforce.
The Speaker, Olubunmi Adelugba, disclosed this on Wednesday when she led other members of the assembly to the Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka Wellness Centre, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) where they submitted themselves for comprehensive medical screening.
A statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Speaker, Odunayo Ogunmola, said the Assembly members were received by the EKSUTH management team led by the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Kayode Olabanji who commended the legislators for laying a good example to the citizenry.
The exercise which was the first of its kind in the history of the assembly saw the legislators, some of whom came with their spouses, undergoing different types of tests at the centre which boasts of state-of-the-art facilities and qualified personnel.
Adelugba, in her remarks, said the state legislators have demonstrated by their gesture the need for citizens to submit themselves for medical scrutiny, know their health status and ensure early treatment of any health problems in their bodies.
The speaker revealed that the legislators decided shortly after the sudden demise of the late speaker, Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, that all of them must go through comprehensive medical checks and must take the lead in showing an example to the people of the state on the need to be proactive on health issues.
Adelugba said the proposed legislation on compulsory health checks for public servants and civil servants would help prevent avoidable deaths and loss of precious human resources that would have helped contribute to the growth and development of the state.
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