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Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, yesterday, stressed the need for practical, evidence-based approach in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures to prevent patients and healthcare workers from being harmed by avoidable infections.
Obaseki, who stated this while outlining his activities in office tagged: My Stewardship: A Review of Strategic Reforms (2017-2021) in Benin City, said IPC occupied a peculiar position in patient safety and overall quality of healthcare.
He noted that IPC measures in UBTH include reconstitution of the IPC Committee in November 2019 to aggressively promote a culture of safety, identify and reduce risks of infections in patients and healthcare workers and in the community by ensuring effective work practices and procedures.
Reps seek to enforce treatment of victims of gunshot wounds
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By Tordue Salem – Abuja
The House of Representatives committee on health services, Tuesday, began a pubic hearing on six key health bills, including some to compel hospitals in the country, to treat victims of gunshot wounds and establish an agency to enforce food safety in public places in the country.
The Speaker of the House, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila in declaring the hearing open, reiterated that the “Legislative Agenda of the 9th House of Representatives outlined the ambitions we hold, regarding reform and overhaul of our nation’s healthcare infrastructure. Our gathering here today is in part, fulfilment of some of those ambitions”.