Council boosts provision of reliable medical results to Nigerians

Council boosts provision of reliable medical results to Nigerians
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Laboratory
By Mohammed Lawal
Zaria (Kaduna State), March 8, 2018 (NAN) The Acting Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council (MLSC), Dr Tosan Erhabor, on Thursday pledged to provide quality and reliable medical results to Nigerians.
He stated this at the inauguration of the National External Quality Assurance Laboratory at the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre, Saye, Zaria, Kaduna State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the laboratory owned and managed by Medical Science Laboratory was constructed by the National External Quality Assurance in partnership with Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN).
Erhabor described the project as a milestone achievement which would certainly put an end to taking external quality samples abroad for examination and tests.
“This is a milestone achievement and is something we look up to, to see that transformation emerges in the area of quality reliable results being given to Nigerians from the medical laboratories in the country.
“What we now have in place can be sustained if we put our priority right as a country, and once that is done I am sure Nigeria has enamors capacity to do that.
“Resources is dwindling, however, with giant stride of government, we will be able to deliver that for the country and the results that will be coming out will be the one Nigerians will be proud of,” he said.
According to him, the essence of inviting the minister is to let Nigerians understand that such facility exist in Nigeria.
“We want Nigerians to know that External Quality Assurance Laboratory exist in Nigeria.
“Where external quality products are produced, postmatum evaluation are done and centenary survey are carried out, all these were being done outside Nigeria.
“But with this our people need not to travel abroad for the same exercise,” he assured.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, lauded the efforts of the Quality Assurance and their partners for the gesture and urged them to sustain the tempo.
While pledging federal government’s commitment toward enhancing the health of Nigerians, the minister also charged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the facility.
“I will like to assure that the Federal Government will not relent in its efforts toward ensuring that the health sector is given the desired attention.
“As you all know, the usual problem is funding, many things in Nigeria require resources.
“But government will do everything possible to make resources available to improve the health sector, as the adage goes health is wealth,” he said. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola