Presidency to commercialise Aso Rock clinic
Wed, Oct 4, 2017 | By publisher
Health
THE Presidency has decided to commercialise Aso Rock clinic. Jalal Arabi, the permanent secretary, State House, on Wednesday, October 4, disclosed this in a statement, saying the management of the State House Medical Centre would among other things seek its commercialisation to address its dwindling fortune.
In a statement by signed by Attah Esa, the deputy director (Information), State House, Arabi was reacting to a recent media report on the state of the clinic.
The permanent secretary said the commercialisation of the centre which currently offers free medical services to patients, would boost its revenue and augment the appropriation it receives from the government in the quest for a better qualitative service.
According to him, the clinic will be repositioned to offer qualitative and efficient services.
He said: “The Centre is the only health centre in Abuja where patients are not required to pay any dime before consultation.
“In other government hospitals in Abuja, patients are required to pay for consultation, treatment, laboratory tests and others but that has not been the case with the State House Medical Centre.
“The Centre offers free services, nobody pays a kobo for hospital card, consultations or prescriptions and this has taken a toll on the subvention the Centre receives from the government.
“We have some of the best equipment in the country. For instance, to maintain the MRI and other scan machines, we spend close to N2 million monthly. Yet we do not charge a dime for those who require MRI scans in the clinic.”
Arabi said the proposed reforms would ensure that those eligible to use the centre are NHIS complaint with their Health Maintenance Organisations or primary health provider domiciled in the clinic.
– Oct. 4, 2017 @ 15:06 GMT |
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