James Sowole in Abeokuta
The federal authorities has mentioned it’ll quickly give you laws that will regulate the healthcare sector to get rid of quacks and guarantee improved service supply.
Minister of State for Well being, Dr. Tunji Alausa, acknowledged this yesterday, when he paid a courtesy name on the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta.
Alausa decried the unwholesome apply the place untrained persons are allowed to function within the well being sector.
He additionally lamented the prevalence of quacks from the place heinous acts, resembling organ harvesting takes place.
The minister mentioned, “We can be pushing for a brand new regulation to control the healthcare sector as greater than 60 per cent of the nation’s healthcare is within the palms of the non-public sector with out enough supervision.
“You see hospitals, laboratories, and diagnostic centres being run with out anyone checking on what they’re doing and these are among the locations the place unlawful practices like organ harvesting are happening.
“What we’re going to do on the federal stage, is to arrange a Well being Facility Regulatory Fee that may begin regulating the usual of well being care throughout the nation and we count on the states to arrange their very own regulatory our bodies as effectively.”
Alausa additionally hinted that the federal authorities is within the means of beginning a programme that will enhance the manufacturing of healthcare suppliers, beginning with the admission of 10,000 medical college students yearly, whereas admission for nurses would enhance from 28,000 to 68,000, yearly.
Throwing extra gentle on the Sectoral Method Programme launched by President Bola Tinubu, the minister defined that one per cent of the consolidated fund was for Fundamental Well being Provision, 55 per cent for Main Healthcare Centres, and 45 per cent for Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage, whereas 5 per cent goes into Emergency Companies.
He mentioned Ogun State has been diligent in managing the Fundamental Well being Provision Funds, which is supposed for Main Healthcare Centres, calling on the governor to adequately monitor the fund to make sure that it’s directed to the place it was meant for.
Alausa acknowledged that his go to was to see how the federal authorities would strengthen its relationship with state governments in pushing the President’s mandate which is to revive, rejig, consider, and overhaul the healthcare supply system for the good thing about Nigerians.
Responding, Abiodun, mentioned his administration wouldn’t hesitate to copy any federal authorities motion geared toward eliminating quackery within the well being sector.
