As part of efforts to reposition the health sector in Lagos State, the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), in collaboration with the UHC 2023 Forum, Global Health Advocacy Incubator..
As part of efforts to reposition the health sector in Lagos State, the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development , in collaboration with the UHC 2023 Forum, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Nigerian Medical Association , Civil Society Organisations and the media, have appealed to governorship candidates to prioritise healthcare in their development agenda.
The forum, which also encouraged the candidates to prioritise health security in their development agenda, obtained signed commitments from them towards enhanced prioritisation of the sector in government’s spending. Lagos Civil Society Participation for Development Board of Trustees Chairman, Mr. Ayo Adebusoye, on his part said that since the state has the largest concentration of private sector, there is no reason that health financing cannot work.
To this end, we need to put in place policies and laws that will bring funds into the sector. Government needs to be more proactive. Some of the laws we have presently in this sector, including the health reform laws, were made without the input of private practitioners and they affect us negatively.
“There’s need for the harmonisation of Orthodox medical practice, Alternative Practice and Traditional Medicine Practice. Traditional medicine practice is not only practiced by what you see and touch however, there are unseen parts that need to be clarified,” he said. NRM Gubernatorial Candidate, Akinwumi Braithwaite on his part said the government must provide the lion share to finance the health sector, even if the private sector will be involved.
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