Two health workers in the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency have been killed in a road accident in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the health workers are Mrs Mary Oseikhuemen, a nurse, and Mrs. Juliet Idialu, a health attendant attached to Esan West Local Government Area.
The nurse also lost her four-month-old baby in the accident, while four other staff sustained various degrees of injuries. Two of the injured staff have been discharged, while two others are still in intensive care.
DAILY POST also reports that the accident occurred on Thursday, May 16, 2024, along the Benin-Auchi road when an articulated truck ran into the vehicle they were traveling in. The health workers were returning to their station in Esan West Local Government after an official assignment in Benin City.
The Edo State Head of Service, Barrister Anthony Okungbowa, disclosed this during a condolence visit to the families of the deceased and to sympathize with those receiving treatment at the hospital, describing the incident as unfortunate.
Okungbowa, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Directorate of Human Resources Management, Mr George Igberase, alongside the Executive Secretary of the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (EDSPHCDA), Dr. Omosigho Izedonmwen, said the state government would compensate the families of the late staff.
He said the government would cover the medical bills of those receiving treatment at the hospital and also ensure that the entitlements of the deceased are promptly processed.
“We are here to condole with the families of our staff who died in a road accident recently. We visited the Oseikhuemen and Idialu families to condole with and pray for them. The Oseikhuemen family lost a mother and a baby. We prayed that such an incident would never happen again to the family.
“All I want to say is that Mr. Governor and the state government will not abandon them at this moment of grief. “The two staff of EDSPHCDA came to Benin for an official assignment, and on their way back, they had that accident.
“We also visited the hospital to see those who were injured, and we are very happy that some of them have been discharged while those still there are doing well and are stable. The governor has said that the state government will cover their medical bills,” he said.
On his part, Omosigho Izedonmwen, the Executive Secretary of EDSPHCDA, described the late staff as very hardworking individuals who put in their best while they were in service.
Izedonmwen said the deceased were working at the Esan West Local Government Area of the agency before the unfortunate incident.
The late Mrs Mary Oseikhuemen, along with her four-month-old baby, leaves behind two other children and a husband, while Juliet Idialu, a health assistant, is survived by four children.
Source: Daily Post