The National Assembly is set to enact a law that will effect the regulation of private hospitals across the country.
If the bill scales through, operations of private hospitals in the country will be monitored and sanctions meted on those operating below standard.
The move to regulate the hospitals is contained in the Private Hospitals Regulation Bill, 2019, sponsored by Senator Stella Oduah which has passed through first reading on the floor of the red chamber.
However, the plan to regulate private hospitals comes against the backdrop of a revelation that a meager 1,864 naira has been proposed to carter for the health needs of a Nigerian.
The amount was revealed in the Senate’s Legislative Agenda which was condemned by the lawmakers as inadequate.
Resolving to embark on extensive reforms in the health sector, a motion calling for the integration of herbal medicine into the health system will be revisited on the floor of the red chambers.
