Institute Advocates Inclusive Healthcare System, Inducts New Members

Raheem Akingbolu

The leadership of the Institute of Medical and Health Law (IMHL), has expressed its concern over the poor attitude of the Nigeria government towards the health sector and called for increment of the budget of the sector to enhance robust healthcare delivery in the country.

Giving his welcome address at
the 2024 National Medical and Health Law Conference and induction of new members, organised in Abuja on Tuesday, the Director-General of IMHL
Prof. Uwakwe Abugu said that inclusive healthcare system meant a healthcare system accessible to all irrespective of economic, gender, social and geographic disability and other statuses.

He said that inclusive healthcare was not just a moral obligation but a legal, economic and spiritual imperative.

The theme of the conference was; “Advancing Inclusive Healthcare, through specialised ethical standards in Nigeria medical practice”.

Abugu said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had underscored that equitable healthcare systems were the bedrock of national development.

“Yet, in Nigeria systematic inequities, inadequate resources and ethical lapses continue to plague our healthcare delivery.

“The WHO has said that every country should spend five per cent of its GDP on healthcare”, he said.