Daily Independent (Lagos)
Yinka Shokunbi
20 October 2008
Medical Directors of privately owned hospitals across the country are converging in Lagos to assess the challenges militating against successful implementation of the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), with a view to proffering solutions to them.
Briefing newsmen on the 16th Annual Conference of the Guild of Medical Directors (GMDs) scheduled to hold between Thursday and Friday, Dr. Toyin Oredugba, chairman, local organising committee, said the doctors would critique the scheme "and look for the ways forward."
He noted that the theme of the conference, "Health Care Expectations of the Nigerian Society Towards Vision 2020", and the sub-theme: "Current Trends In Healthcare Delivery", were chosen to enable stakeholders discuss issues in healthcare delivery as they affect the Nigerian people and what providers ought to be doing.
He said the conference would focus on appraising the insurance scheme, "Particularly as it has benefited providers, including doctors, pharmacists, nurses and the patients, as well as the health maintenance organisations who disburse the funds".
According to Oredugba, "We believe that when we put heads together, we can fashion the best road map for healthcare delivery and accessibility for Nigerians by 2020".
Although he noted that as practitioners in private hospitals, they are in good position to understand the needs of the Nigerian populace, he nevertheless said, "but we now think we should allow other stakeholders to tell us if we are on the right track".
The Keynote address will be delivered by Cecilia Ibru, Chief Executive Officer, Oceanic Bank Plc, while the opening ceremony is to be chaired by Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, Chairman, Oodua Group of Companies.
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