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The Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRAI), after a 2-day meeting in Ilorin has issued a communique appealing to the Federal Government to reject outsourcing of services in tertiary health institutions.
The communique, which was signed by Mr Olawale Ogundipe, Teaching/Specialist Sector Chairman of SSAUTHRAI, said the union "frowns and disagrees with the position of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) advocating outsourcing.’’
“Outsourcing of services is under the guise of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as now being done by some of our tertiary institutions is illegal and should be stopped,’’ the communique said.
The communique said outsourcing and
commercialisation were different in concept and practice from PPP.
It said that if this was not checked, it would take the already expensive health care services out of the reach of common man while quality assurance would be highly compromised.
According to the communique, it will also heighten the already existing disharmony amongst health professionals in the health sector.
The union appealed to the government to suspend the privatisation of services in core areas in the name of PPP in tertiary health institution.
The communique, which was signed by Mr Olawale Ogundipe, Teaching/Specialist Sector Chairman of SSAUTHRAI, said the union "frowns and disagrees with the position of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) advocating outsourcing.’’
“Outsourcing of services is under the guise of Public Private Partnership (PPP) as now being done by some of our tertiary institutions is illegal and should be stopped,’’ the communique said.
The communique said outsourcing and
commercialisation were different in concept and practice from PPP.
It said that if this was not checked, it would take the already expensive health care services out of the reach of common man while quality assurance would be highly compromised.
According to the communique, it will also heighten the already existing disharmony amongst health professionals in the health sector.
The union appealed to the government to suspend the privatisation of services in core areas in the name of PPP in tertiary health institution.
