{"id":36540,"date":"2024-06-10T11:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/nigerian-govt-to-sanction-hospitals-refusing-to-treat-emergency-patients\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:04:37","slug":"nigerian-govt-to-sanction-hospitals-refusing-to-treat-emergency-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/nigerian-govt-to-sanction-hospitals-refusing-to-treat-emergency-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Govt to sanction hospitals refusing to treat emergency patients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Federal Government has threatened to sue hospitals that decline to treat patients rushed in for emergency treatment.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, issued the warning on Sunday at the \u201cUnlock Grants Award\u201d event in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Recall that earlier this year, the Federal Ministry of Health was given a mandate by the House of Representatives to take firm action against hospitals and healthcare facilities that refuse to treat accident or gunshot victims without first obtaining a police report.<\/p>\n

Kennedy-Ohanenye, however, said that Federal Government hospitals would henceforth be required to place signs outside their doors that reads: \u2018No more rejection of emergency patients\u2019.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cOur hospitals will also put a sign of \u2018No more rejection of emergency patients.\u2019 These are some of the major issues we have in this country. I am in touch with Maitama Hospital. But now, I have a mobile court for any hospital that does that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI use this opportunity to call on all Nigerians to be vigilant.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me also say that I am proud of Nigerians. I love the way they are using social media to tackle issues. But focus and continue to tackle the main issues as you are doing. Keep it up. But this is the time for action.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet all of us buckle up to prevent emergency patients from being rejected. I am still going to keep calling on Nigerians. This fight is not for one person alone. It is for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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