Nigeria: Buhari Has Right to Privacy, Confidentiality On His Health, Says Professor Adewole

13 May 2018

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, Saturday explained the rationale behind President Muhammadu Buhari's preference for medical treatment abroad, saying it was to protect the president's privacy as the country has remained unable to manage information.

Using the travail of Yusuf, the only son of Buhari, who was involved in a motorbike crash last year in Abuja, as an example, he said it was obvious that the privacy of a patient could easily be compromised in the country.

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