Medical Negligence: Medical law centre seeks justice for victims, legal reforms

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To support her point on the need for urgent legal reforms, Ms Ballason cited instances of medical negligence in both public and private hospitals in Nigeria, where families have continued to seek justice for many years.According to Ms Ballason, her centre was named after the friend who idied because of medical negligence despite having completed her master’s thesis on the subject.

According to the WHO factsheet, major sources of patient harm include medication errors, surgical errors, healthcare-associated infections, diagnostic errors, patient falls, and venous thromboembolism . Ms Ballason noted that countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many European countries have firm laws in place for medical accountability.She maintained that legal accountability for deaths caused by medical negligence “is crucial, not just for saving lives but for improving our healthcare systems.”

Similarly, former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Onje Gye-Wado, called for enhancements of legal frameworks governing medical confidentiality.“The Freedom of Information Act excludes personal or medical information from disclosure,” he said, stressing the importance of protecting patients’ privacy.

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