Nigeria's Federal Government announces legal action against hospitals refusing emergency patient treatment.

Nigeria's Federal Government, through Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has announced legal action against hospitals that refuse to treat emergency patients. This follows the House of Representatives' mandate for the Health Ministry to take action against hospitals denying treatment to accident or gunshot victims without a police report. Federal Government hospitals will now display signs saying "No more rejection of emergency patients."

June 10, 2024
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