Plans are underway to build a modern veterinary hospital complex in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Already, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the construction of the facility and that money should be released as soon as fund is available.
Commissioner for Agriculture, Asiwaju Adegboyega Adefarati, who disclosed this, noted that continuous training of veterinary officers is indispensable for sustainability of animals health care services in the state.
He spoke while declaring open a capacity building workshop organised for the staff of the state veterinary services department of the ministry, adding that government has done a lot to ensure that people of the state consume healthy animals.
He noted that continuous training of veterinary officers is indispensable for sustainability of animals health care services in the state, adding that government has done a lot to ensure people of Ondo state consume healthy animals.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Alhaji Boluwaduro Sanni, he stressed government commitment to equipping civil servants in the state with necessary tools for the discharge of their duties for optimal performance.
Speaking with reporters after the exercise, the Permanent Secretary said there is the need to update the skills and knowledge of officers so that they can deliver on the mandate of the civil service.
Sanni who stressed that veterinary services are key to improving the health of the people of the state, stressed that people are likely not going to develop diseases if they consume healthy animals.
Also speaking with newsmen, the state Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Adebayo Ehinmowo noted that medicine is dynamic hence the need for capacity building of officers so that they can conform to the advancement in the field.
According to him, efficient veterinary services will reduce diseases in human since most diseases in animals are zoonoses.
One of the resource persons at the event who spoke on Diagnostic Approach to Veterinary Medical Practice, Dr Adegboyega Obadua said practitioners need to diagnose to guide him in the management of the animal, in the control and prevention of further spread of the disease.
He said further that wrong diagnosis can lead to fatal condition, drug resistance, economic loss in case of a large farm.
One of the participants at the event, Dr Mrs Taiwo Okafor who said such a training has not come up in a long time stressed that she has been exposed to diagnosis in handling and managing cases.
Another participant, Dr Oladunni Adigun said he had learnt more than what he could learn within the four walls of the university.
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