No plans to privatise teaching hospitals

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Mr Alausa said the government is focused on boosting growth in the health sector, but has no plans to commercialise its health institutions.

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He was reacting to the comment by the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Health, Amos Magaji, who expressed the desire of the parliament to support the privatisation of Nigeria’s university teaching hospitals. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.He said: “No, we are not privatising any teaching hospital. Why would we privatise teaching hospitals? We are working with the private sector to see how we can collaborate to improve services in the healthcare system, but we are not privatising our hospitals.

The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Bala Audu, in reaction to the development, said history has shown that privatisation of the country’s public institutions would not have good results.

 

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