The Lagos State Government yesterday said that it would begin to publish the names of hospitals, medical centres and pharmaceutical stores under investigation for gross misconduct or unethical practices.
Speaking at the 2013 Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) stakeholders' meeting held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, said the move would enable members of the public know the certified and safe medical homes.
She said the state government is determined to sustain and improve the quality health delivery service already enjoyed by residents, saying the stakeholders' meeting would further enable the government know the areas to improve on.
Adeshina said: "Soon, we will begin to put the names of those medical homes that are sanctions or being investigated online and publish them. Besides, we will also put the activities of HEFEMAA online to enable everyone have access to it and the agency's activities."
She said essence of the meeting is to sustain the quality health delivery system already put in place by the state government.
HEFAMAA Chairman, Dr. Omotayo Bello. said some safety standard were being jettisoned by some operators of medical homes at the expense of the citizens' lives, adding that the agency is concerned with how to promote quality and safety of health delivery services.
He said while the bodies of medical professionals across the nation concern themselves with accreditation, the agency concerns itself with licensing, registering and accreditation of the premises within which they operate.
National Mirror