Speaking, yesterday, at a news briefing after meeting with representatives of the franchise firms in Ikeja, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, explained that the desire to contain quackery in all forms informed the decision to engage reputable organisations in the private sector for compliance with health service provision in tune with extant law.
The commissioner clarified that the lucky seven private organisations were carefully chosen from a shortlist of 21 in conformity with the state’s procurement process, adding that the franchise companies will be responsible for monitoring both the public and private health facilities in the councils under the oversight of HEFAMAA and according to its protocol.
While warning that no facility should be involved in healthcare delivery in the state without accreditation by HEFAMAA, the commissioner stated that all medical and allied medical staff cadres in health facilities should be properly registered with relevant regulatory bodies. Abayomi assured that HEFAMAA will continue to inspect new facilities and ensure they register and observe due diligence all times. Similarly, Chairman of HEFAMAA, Dr. Yemisi Sholanke-Koya, said there have been sporadic instances of quackery, malpractice and substandard service delivery in the health sector, promptly addressed by government through her agency.