Indigenes of Ilobu community, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State have called on the state government to intervene in the dilapidated health center in the area. The indigenes lamented the bad state of the hospital serving several communities in the area. The hospital, Konda Comprehensive Health Center, serves as a secondary referral center for Ilobu, Erin-Osun, and Alapupu.
The hospital, according to the residents currently has three nurses, adding that the rodent-invested hospital had no doctor due to its unhealthy environment. Speaking with newsmen as part of the activities for the 2024 Ilobu Day celebration, the National President, Ilobu-Asake Development Union, Pastor Olufemi Salako, said the state of the facility has made access to healthcare delivery difficult for the teeming populace in the council area. He said, “We again appeal to the Osun State government under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke to rescue the completely dilapidated Konda Comprehensive Health Center.
“This facility is the only secondary health centre serving thousands of residents of Ilobu, Erin, Alapupu and other adjourning communities. “The non-functionality of the facility has compounded the health challenge of our people. The one modern facility is in the worst state as we speak.
“Apart from being in a very bad shape, the only Medical doctor was withdrawn without replacement almost a year ago. “Last year, we clamored for the reconstruction of the washed .
