HEFAMAA seals 17 health facilities in two month

The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) says it has sealed 17 health facilities across the state in the months of July and August 2021.

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The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, disclosed this in a statement noting that the facilities were sealed for non-compliance with regulatory standards, adding that a total of 1,304 facilities have been monitored so far in 2021.

Idowu was quoted to have said this at a sensitisation organised by the agency to educate residents of Epe division on the roles and responsibilities of HEFAMAA.

She explained that the agency was established by the Lagos State Health Sector Reform Law of 2006 with the mandate to set the standards for the operations of public and private health facilities in the state.

“The affected facilities were shut for lack of basic equipment, working without required qualifications, operating without licenses as well as practising beyond schedule and training of auxiliary nurses who can become a menace to society as they can set set-up and run illegal facilities in the future.“Idowu said, “

The Executive Secretary revealed that the campaign also aimed at sensitising the public on the need to expose quacks in the system to safeguard the health of Lagosians.

She advised new facilities to register with the agency before commencing operations, noting that operators of existing registered facilities should ensure prompt renewal of their certificates to avoid sanction.

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