Hehehe...the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) supports the deregulation of
the oil sector but with a caveat that part of the palliatives should
include the immediate release of at least 5% of the consolidated revenue
fund as the basic health care provision fund (BHPF) which the National
Health Act has given to Nigerians and guarantees it's availability.
This would revamp Primary Health Care (PHC) and reinvigorate the
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to cover all Nigerians.
We also press for the immediate rehabilitation and establishment of
functional PHC in all the wards nationwide as a way of cushioning the
harsh effects of out-of-pocket expenditure and various inequities in
Healthcare delivery.
NMA
also urge the Government to mobilise contractors to sites of road
rehabilitations as this will reduce delays in reaching health care
facilities and reduce road traffic accidents in the country.
We call for the immediate establishment of National emergency
ambulance service for quick rescue and resuscitation of emergencies from
our roads, provision of low tariff buses and rehabilitation of our
railway system.
Signed:
Mike Ozovehe Ogirima
PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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