Dep Gov Wants Doctors To Show Compassion To Patients

The Deputy Governor of
Rivers State, Dr Ipalibo Banigo has charged Christian doctors in the state to demonstrate more compassion in the discharge of their professional duties.
Banigo stated this, Friday while receiving the leadership of the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), led by its chairman,  Dr. Friday Aaron during a courtesy call in Government House, Port Harcourt last weekend.
She enjoined the Association to bring back compassion in their ethical practice as Christians and Medical Practitioners as demonstrated by Jesus Christ in His encounter with the sick while on Earth.
“It is time for us as believers in the medical profession to put compassion in our profession.” she asserted.
Banigo advised the CMDA to bring healthcare closer to the rural dwellers, especially through their medical outreach programmes.
She commended the Christian Doctors for keeping the vision of the founding fathers of the Association and urged them not to relent in their service to God and humanity.
Banigo who reiterated the determination of the State Government towards providing quality and affordable health care services to the people of the State said the Governor Wike-led administration would soon embark on the training and retraining of medical personnel to update their knowledge on current practices in the profession.
Earlier, the State Chairman, Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), Dr. Friday Aaron, said that the body had been involved in Special Medical Missions which attends to the physical and spiritual needs of patients in the state.
Aaron expressed their readiness to collaborate with the Association, in line with the New Rivers Vision to fulfill the campaign promises of the Government in the health sector.