ABUJA – The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria while charging members to work towards achieving the responsibilities bestowed on the council.
Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, made this known while inaugurating members of the 2018 Governing Council in Abuja at the weekend.
In a statement made available to Daily Independent on Sunday by Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, the minister stated: “As you are aware governing councils are creations of statutes and their responsibilities are to give policy direction, effective oversight and strategic guidance to the management of the institutions. I, therefore, wish to emphasise that the government expects no less from this council”.
According to him, “Your council is critical to the achievement of developmental goals of government being implementing entities of the health sector. You are all enjoined to commit to achieving this mandate and to live above board”.
The minister urged the council to study and strictly adhere to the laid down laws that defined the roles and responsibilities of the council members.
He said the council should determine the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the medical and dental profession and reviewing those standards from time to time as circumstance may permit.
The minister, however, explained that the council shall review and prepare from time to time a statement as to the Code of Conduct, which the council considers desirable for the practise of the professions in Nigeria, among others.
Adewole said that the mission of the Federal Ministry of Health was to ensure that the Nigerian populace had universal access to comprehensive, appropriate, affordable, efficient, equitable and quality essential healthcare through a strengthened health system.
“I must inform you that our job is to take our nation to a brighter future in spite of challenges that confront us”, Adewole said.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, urged the council members to see their appointment as a call to national service and which should be given full sense of responsibility.
He also urged members of the governing council to do everything possible to reduce professional rivalry in the sector.
Responding, Prof. Abba Hassan, Chairman of the Council, on behalf of other members, pledged to give their best in improving the Nigerian health system.
He said: “Our principal task is to ensure high quality medical and dental training, curtail unethical medical and dental practice and stamp out quackery.”
Prof. Hassan further called on patients affected by unethical practice to come forward and complain.
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Source: Daily Independent
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