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| Governor of Osun State, Alh Gboyega Oyetola |
The Governor of Osun State, Alh Gboyega Oyetola has approved the implementation of a hundred percent payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS).
This new salary structure is for all categories of health workers in Osun State.
Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday.
Dr. Isamotu said, โCONHESS is applicable to all health professionals and health workers in the Ministry of Health and in all the state health facilities under the Hospitals Management Board.โ
He also opined that only prevent brain drain, curtail industrial action and bring huge succor to health workers thereby making the health sector more attractive, appealing and rewarding to the health practitioners.
He noted that โthe approval puts an end to eight years of agitation for salary increment by medical practitioners in the state.
The statement read, โthe CONMESS is applicable to medical and dental officers, Medical Consultants and Veterinary Officers, while the CONHESS is applicable to all health professionals and health workers in the Ministry of Health and in all the state health facilities under the Hospitals Management Board.
โI described the governmentโs decision as timely and humane. Itโs in furtherance of Governor Adegboyega Oyetolaโs promise to revamp the health sector and prioritize workersโ welfare in the State
โThe new salary structure would go a long way to improve the general welfare of health workers, thus encouraging improved service delivery.
โThis is a thing of joy for us in the health sector in particular and in the state at large as the gesture would put a permanent end to some of the challenges facing us.
โAs we all know, the agitation for the revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure known as CONMESS and Consolidated Health Salary Structure is known as CONHESS had been on for close to eight years now, and with this approval, our doctors and other health workers would begin to live a better life.
โWe have lost many Medical Officers, Consultant Physicians, Surgeons, Pharmacists, Gynaecologists and lots more to other hospitals due to the inability of the past administration to implement these new salary structures.
โMr. Governorโs gesture will not only prevent brain drain but make the health sector more attractive, appealing and rewarding to the health practitioners.
โWith the approval of the revised CONMESS and CONHESS, the state can now compete favorably with our peers anywhere in the country.
โSo, I must commend Mr. Governor on this feat as this would go a long way to redefine the health sector for efficiency, proficiency, and effectivenessโ, Isamotu added.
