The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has assured the Senate that his ministry would ensure that all Federal Government-owned health institutions in the country procure and use only locally manufactured syringes and needles.The Minister’s disclosure followed recommendations of the chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, at a public hearing on Thursday.
The chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Oloriegbe, had earlier urged both the Minister of Health and his counterpart in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, to do everything possible by using their offices to encourage the local manufacturers of syringes and needles.“We want you to come up with a policy that will make it mandatory for all federal health institutions, the FMCs and teaching hospitals to use locally manufactured syringes and needles.
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