Health
One-chance victim: Senate seeks sanctions against Maitama General Hospital
***seeks probes into her death, Summons IGP, Wike, Pate
The Senate has demanded for sanctions against the Maitama General Hospital for manslaughter over negligence in administering treatment to a victim of one chance.
The upper legislative chamber also called for a thorough investigation into the death of Greatnes Olorunfemi, a victim of notorious ‘one-chance’ operators in Abuja.
Olorunfemi, a community developer and member of the Young African Leaders Initiative Network (YALI), died at the Maitama General Hospital after she was allegedly denied treatment for not providing a police report.
She was said to be pushed out of a fast-moving vehicle along the Maitama-Kubwa highway on September 26, 2023 by notorious ‘one-chance’ operators who had reportedly robbed her.
The Senate, following a motion by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), summoned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, Ministers of Health and FCT, Ali Pate and Nyesom Wike respectively over the issue.
It also directed its committees on Health and Police Affairs to invite the doctor who allegedly refused the victim treatment.
Red Chamber urged the relevant authorities to sensitise hospitals and health centres nationwide to ensure compliance to the Gunshot Act.
Senator Ekpenyong, in his motion, said the action of the hospital was contrary to the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017, which gives victims of gunshots and other emergencies the right to treatment.
The law states that every hospital in Nigeria, both public and private, shall accept or receive, for immediate and adequate treatment with or without police clearance, any person with a gunshot wound.
The Act further states that no gunshot victim shall be refused immediate and adequate treatment whether or not an initial monetary deposit has been paid.
Section 13 of the Act slams a fine of N50,000 or five years imprisonment or both on any offender.
Senator Ekpenyong, who lamented the lack of enforcement and compliance to the Act, called for a review of the law to provide for stiffer penalties.
Health
NGF, WHO, UNICEF espouse Jigawa Healthcare Model to implement SWAp Programme
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has embraced Jigawa State’s healthcare delivery policy as a model for implementing the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) programme.
The initiative is targeted at improving healthcare services across Nigeria, starting from the sub-national level.
The decision came after an assessment visit to various healthcare facilities in rural Jigawa.
The delegation, led by UNICEF’s Chief of Health in Abuja, Eduardo Celades Blanco, included representatives from the NGF, the Federal Ministry of Health, and WHO.
The visit was to explore how Jigawa’s healthcare system could serve as a framework for SWAp’s implementation nationwide.
Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim, indicated that the SWAp programme is seeking to consolidate resources to tackle healthcare challenges efficiently.
He noted that SWAp is designed to pool resources from donors and governments into a common basket, ensuring equitable resource allocation based on health burdens across states.
According to him, Jigawa State’s success in healthcare, including high immunization rates, antenatal care, and improved access to healthcare facilities, made it an ideal model for the project.
The SWAp team highlighted Jigawa’s effective coordination and resource management as key factors that other states could emulate.
The SWAp initiative is aimed at streamlining healthcare funding to minimise disparities by focusing on resource allocation according to need. Jigawa’s success in this area will be used as a blueprint for implementing the SWAp programme across Nigeria.
Health
Dutse Varsity Staff break grounds in medicine, develops APP for diabetes, cancer
Software applications for early detection of Diabetes and Breast Cancer have been developed by a staff of the Federal University Dutse, Dr. Salihu Ibrahim.
A statement issued by the public relations unit of the institution said Dr Ibrahim who achieved the feat is the Head of the Department of Medical Biochemistry and a renowned Phyto -Medical personnel and also a Researcher.
Speaking on the feat and why he developed the applications, Dr Ibrahim said, Diabetes and Breast Cancer are major diseases ravaging Nigeria and Africa.
According to him, as a Researcher, he has been interested in finding ways to mitigate the scourge as currently almost 70% of diabetic patients in Africa are unaware of their condition and they often discover it accidentally.
He indicated that since almost everyone has a mobile phone, I felt I can develop an application software to help people identify their risk level adding that the software will not prescribe medication; instead, it will assess whether users are at high, medium, or low risk and advise them to seek medical intervention.
Explaining further Dr. Ibrahim said the software will be more beneficial especially for people living in rural areas because they can quickly assess their risk levels from the comfort of their homes, rather than waiting for extended periods to see a doctor.
On the Breast Cancer detection App , the Researcher said the idea came to him during an Innovation Hub Training sponsored by the University, and at the end participants were mandated to develop a project
He added that he focused on breast cancer because it is one of the problems affecting our immediate communities.
He said the Breast Cancer software application will guide even women who do not have higher education because the application is very simple and it’s more of pictorials adding that the application has already been licensed with the Nigerian Copyright Commission.
He expressed the optimism that the University will also benefit from it.
Dr. Ibrahim said the applications have not been uploaded to the Play Store, because in order for it to be available on the Play Store, they need to be commercialized and allow interested parties to invest in the idea.
Health
Nigeria is backward for lack of investments in critical areas of development –Obi
**Obi in Kogi state, says his investment in Health, Education for the good of society
***Donates N10 million to Nursing College in Kogi
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election in Nigeria, Mr Peter Obi, has indicated that Nigeria is undeveloped because the nation has not aggressively invested in the critical areas of development, which he said are; health, education and pulling people out of poverty.
Obi made the remarks yesterday, when he paid a visit to Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba, Kogi State, where he donated N10 million to the College for the training of nurses, who he said, are at the centre of primary healthcare delivery in the nation.
A statement by spokesperson of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) Yunusa Tanko quoted him to have indicated that his unwavering commitment to building a better nation through investments in the critical areas of human and national development; health and education, is ultimately for the good of the nation and the future of society.
He maintained that the nation is, today, facing serious challenges of insecurity and other socio-economic challenges due to lack of investment in the critical areas.
“I have not only remained consistent in urging governments, at all levels, to invest more in health and education, but I have also continued to call on donor agencies to do the same. Our investment in the future of our children is for the good of society and the progress of our nation,” Obi said.
Addressing the nursing students, Obi reminded them that they are in a noble profession which cares for humanity.
“I am particularly concerned about the training of more nurses who play very vital roles in caring for the health of society. As experts continue to warn of a severe shortage of nurses, we must remain proactive by investing in their training, through that, we can have enough for our domestic health sector, and export more to the global community,” he added
Obi thanked the Proprietor of the College, Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji; the Management and the Staff of the College for their commitment to training compassionate and competent healthcare professionals.
“Our commitment remains to build a New Nigeria which offers Nigerians access to good healthcare and educational opportunities. It is Possible,” Obi concluded.
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