A student nurse, who got infected with Lassa fever, has been discharged from the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, where she had received treatment.
For promptly responding to the student nurse and nursing her to recovery, the management of the hospital on Monday presented certificates of excellence in service to a nurse, Mrs Adejoke Awotona, and others who worked with her.
The Chief Medical Director, Dr. Lawrence Ayodele, while addressing journalists disclosed that doctors who failed to join the medical team will be sanctioned for alleged professional misconduct.
The 19-year old student of the FETHI’s School of Nursing was rushed to the hospital a couple of weeks ago, having contracted Lassa fever, an infectious disease that has killed scores of people in recent times,” Ayodele said.
“This student nurse was rushed into this hospital with high fever, bleeding from orifices. We wanted to reject her because we don’t have the medical kits to undertake treatment here. But because we heeded the Minister’s directive not to transport Lassa fever patients, we immediately swung into action.
“Today, we have recorded a success story. The lady has tested negative to the virus and she has been discharged. We were able to achieve this feat because of the determination of our nurses and doctors.”
Ayodele, who pleaded with the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to reward the medical team and designate the centre as a nationally recognised Management Centre, said the patient was discharged after a post-treatment diagnosis at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State.
“For anybody to lay down his life in spite of the poor facilities to treat the infection here, he deserves to be compensated, even if it is just presidential handshake,” Ayodele added.
Awotona appealed to government to increase the hazard allowance for medical workers to encourage them while pledging commitment to work.
“If we have more terrible situation, we are ready to take the risk. But the government must take us into consideration. They must increase our hazard allowance and also pay us rural allowance, because Ido Ekiti itself is still a rural setting,” she said.
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