Revealing COVID-19 patients’ names unethical –Experts
Health professionals say it is unethical for health workers from the ministry of health or the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to reveal names or privileged information of people who tested positive to COVID-19.
Most importantly, it humanised the statistics by disclosing the victims’ full identities, giving a peek into their personalities and passions before their demise.that it was wrong for anybody to embrace foreign ideologies such as the types practised in the United States or the United Kingdom. “The reason some leaders like Kaduna and Abia governors openly declared their status was because of leadership and to further encourage transparency.
Chairman, Committee of Heads of Pharmacy in all federal health institutions across the country, Dr. Daniel Orunmwese was also in support of the view of the NMA president.
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