By SHEDRACK FRANK

The Bayelsa Government says it has given approval for more Medical Laboratory Scientists and Doctors to be employed in its ongoing civil service recruitment exercise.

Mr. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa Dep. Gov. disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Bayelsa branch of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) to his office in Yenagoa on Wednesday.

Ewhrudjakpo, said that the current recruitment drive was aimed at addressing manpower needs in some critical sectors including health to improve service delivery in Bayelsa.

The deputy governor, who noted that no profession in the health sector was superior to others, stressed the need for cooperation among workers in every health facility to achieve optimal results.

He assured that a good number of certified and competent medical laboratory scientists as well as other medical and health practitioners would be employed based on the needs assessment indices at government?s disposal.

Ewhrudjakpo said government was ready to collaborate with the Association and other critical stakeholders in the sector to make health services more affordable and accessible to people of the state.

?We are making progress in the health sector in Bayelsa, but we also admit that there is still much room for improvement.

?As you are aware, applicants are applying to the state civil service and some employment slots have been approved for medical doctors and laboratory scientists to be employed.

?We need competent and highly qualified personnel to be employed into the service to provide quality services.

?Every health worker has a role in health promotion. No profession in the health sector is superior to another.

?We are ready to collaborate with you to make health services more affordable and accessible to all Bayelsa people,? he said.

Earlier in her presentation, the State Chairman of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Eunice Ayamaer-Lelei, said there was need for government to employ more qualified laboratory scientists and provide modern laboratory equipments.

She emphasized that laboratory scientists play a critical role in healthcare services in Nigeria, called for the implementation of the approved call duty allowance for members of the Association. (NAN)