The House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions has pledged the 10th National Assembly support at efforts aimed at reshaping healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Amos Magaji, made the pledge on Tuesday during an oversight function by members of the committee to the National Hospital, Abuja
Magaji, who decried the level of healthcare delivery in Nigeria, said that the healthcare system was in need of intervention by critical stakeholders in the sector.
So the health care system needs urgent intervention, some were done during COVID which exposed the Nigeria healthcare system.
“Before COVID, so many hospitals didn’t even have an oxygen plant. So we are gradually growing though we are not where we want to be. We will do everything to support equipping our hospitals.
“Whether through Public-Private Partnerships arrangements or procurement or the ones we will get through intervention because even the budget for health is very poor.”
He also said that the legislature would ensure that human resources for health were looked into.
According to him, long and short term plans will be made to curb the issues, beginning by making the process of enrolment into medical school easy.
“We are going to legislate, engage to see things that will make the practice of medicine in Nigeria attractive, competitive and also good so that others from different countries will come to practice medicine in Nigeria.”
On the issue of medical tourism, Magaji said that everything must be done to reverse the trend
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