The Federal
Government has
threatened to sanction
doctors in federal
tertiary hospitals who
are in the habit of
referring patients
abroad for ailments
that can be treated in
Nigeria.
The Minister of Health,
Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
who sounded the warning
on Thursday in Abuja while speaking at a meeting with Chief
Executives of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria said the federal
goverment will no longer tolerate doctors who refer patients
abroad for services that can be rendered in Nigeria.
According to him, “Some times we are wasteful with our
prescriptions. So many people travel abroad because of their
ignorance, they are not aware of such services in Nigeria…
management of the government hospitals should uphold medical
standards and discipline in their hospitals.”
The minister further said, “From whom much is given, much is
expected. Nigerians expect best services from you and Mr.
President also expect no less from you…Medical practice demands
much more standards than other sectors. We have to do all to
meet the standards. I want to urge the CMDs and CEOs to ensure
that their managements are up to the task. We must go by all the
laws on ground.”
Meanwhile, all public hospitals have been instructed to embrace
the use auto disposable syringes with effects from October.

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This is a welcoming development. Nigerians keep taking much needed funds abroad when seeking medical service in these countries not knowing some of these services are available here in Nigerian. We need to encourage Nigerians and government institution who put in their best to give us some of the good news Coming out of our teaching hospitals.

If aπϑ when the treatment is not available in nigeria, what do you do? Watch the person die?

So, do they want the patient to stay in Nigeria and die?