The Edo State Government said it has commenced the recruitment process for the employment of over 700 healthcare practitioners in the state
The Executive Secretary of Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Omosigho Izedonmwen, disclosed this during the computer-based test for the prospective applicants.
“We are bringing onboard over 700 people into the primary healthcare development agency. The recruitment cuts across the full spectrum of the staffing crew, including doctors, nurses, community extension workers, and administrators, among others.
“This computer-based test is the first stage of the recruitment process. As part of the criteria, they must be computer literate because the primary healthcare development agency will be driven by technology.”
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“Those who beat the threshold will one week from now go for an oral interview. So, the target is to get them on board towards the end of April.”
He restated the government’s commitment to strengthening the primary healthcare system to deliver equitable, efficient, and quality health services to Edo people.
“We already have 497 primary healthcare centres in Edo State and this administration is committed to having at least one functional primary health centre in one ward to make a total of at least 192 fully functional centres with all the infrastructures, technology, personnel and resources readily available.”