Tag: Dr. Abiola Idowu
Lagos reaffirms Zero Tolerance for Quackery, strengthens Healthcare Oversight
“That is why we are organising this town hall meeting to engage directly with them and keep them informed about…
HEFAMAA moves to tighten Compliance as Franchise Operators undergo Training
She explained that equal importance is attached to the quality and accuracy of regulatory instruments submitted by operators, including closure…
Lagos warns hospitals not to deny insured patients access to essential drugs
Idowu added that patients who are denied covered medications can scan the code to report the incident in real time,…
HEFAMAA intensifies grassroots campaign for safer healthcare in Lagos
She added: “HEFAMAA is responsible for ensuring access to quality healthcare services from registered health facilities. We want people to…
Lagos shuts 30 quack health facilities, warns residents against patronising unregistered facilities
Idowu urged residents to be vigilant when choosing healthcare centres, emphasising that every accredited facility displays HEFAMAA’s signage and certificate…
Lagos charges residents to patronise only accredited Health facilities
According to her, the system also allows for immediate feedback. “If you have any comments or complaints, you can interact…
Lagos pushes for strategic partnerships to improve healthcare quality
Speaking at the forum, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, stressed the pivotal…
Lagos charges practitioners in aesthetics medicine, cosmetology to uphold highest standard
Idowu stated that the beauty and wellness industry had seen tremendous growth over the past decade, stressing that with this…
Lagos vows to fight quackery in health sector, jaw-jaw with stakeholders
Ogunyemi said the government could not afford to overlook or underestimate the detrimental impact of unqualified individuals practicing medicine without…
Stakeholders in health sector must take concrete steps to ensure patients safety – HEFAMAA
Idowu reeled out statistics on patients safety, saying that about one to three trillion dollars is lost annually and 2.6m…
Lagos declares war on quackery, shuts 40 health facilities in six months
Idowu stated that majority of the health facilities were shut because they were unregistered, adding that aside the facilities that…
HEFAMAA monitors 932 health facilities, shuts 10 substandard facilities
The Executive Secretary, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu, who spoke at the mid-term review of the activities of the franchisees, held…
Lagosians must move against quackery to save lives – HEFAMAA
The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, who made the call on Friday at the end of a…
Fight against quackery in Lagos a collective responsibility – Edo Commissioner
Akoria stated that the fight against quackery was a collective responsibility as residents must give maximum support to the Agency…
HEFAMAA steps up regulatory oversight of public hospitals
She stated that in the last few weeks, the agency visited public health facilities across the State, including primary, secondary…
HEFAMAA validates standards for health facilities registration
Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Abiola Idowu disclosed that the standards would serve as a benchmark to measure the…
HEFAMAA shuts down nine health facilities in Lagos
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has shut down nine health facilities in the months of October…
Lagos shuts 99 health facilities for being substandard
Executive Secretary, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu disclosed this on Wednesday during a sensitisation campaign in Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Lagos shuts down 18 health facilities
The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, says it has shut down 18 health facilities within two…
HEFAMAA shuts 10 health facilities for non-compliance
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, has sealed 10 health facilities across the state in the month of…
Lagos shuts 103 health facilities
The Lagos Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA has disclosed that 103 health facilities were shut across the state…
Lagos shuts 16 health facilities over quackery, others
The Lagos State Government has shutdown 16 health facilities across the State for non-compliance with regulatory standards.
HEFAMAA promises improved service delivery
The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA has promised improved service delivery, as it moved to a new office…
Lagos shuts 20 health facilities for non-compliance
The Lagos State Government has shut down 20 health facilities in the month of August for non-compliance with regulatory standards.