Ekiti govt tasks private hospital owners on data collection

Ekiti State Government has directed owners of private health institutions to ensure adequate data collection in order to enable proper planning and implementation of policies.

Speaking in Ado Ekiti during an interactive meeting with representatives of Private Health Practitioners in the state, the State Commissioner for Health, Olurotimi Ojo described the prevailing situation where government depends exclusively on data and statistics generated from government and health institutions as worrisome and deplorable.

Ojo ,a medical doctor lamented that lack of adequate and reliable data do not only hamper proper planning but also constitute a major hindrance for developing nations in accessing supports from donor agencies and development partners.

He stressed that effective collaboration among State owned and Private Health Institutions with the State Ministry of Health would assist in eradicating the activities of quacks in the state.

The Commissioner who urged health practitioners to maintain clean and hygienic environment in their various facilities to forestall outbreak of communicable diseases, assured that the recently signed State Health Insurance laws would guarantee improved Health care delivery in the state.

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes. Data collection is a component of research in all fields of study including physical and social sciences, humanities, and business. While methods vary by discipline, the emphasis on ensuring accurate and honest collection remains the same. The goal for all data collection is to capture quality evidence that allows analysis to lead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to the questions that have been posed.

Akinremi Feyisipo