The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, has lauded the domestication of the Patients’ Bill of Rights (PBoRs) in the hospitals of the country.
Adamu gave the commendation when the Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera paid him a visit on Wednesday in Bauchi.
He said domestication of the patients bill of rights in health facilities would enhance healthcare services in the country.
“Domestication would go a long way in breaching the information and misunderstanding gap between the health workers and the patients in hospitals,” Adamu said .
He urged health workers and caregivers to strictly adhere to the policy of the patients’ bill of rights to improve healthcare delivery.
Earlier, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission , Babatunde Irukera, said they are in Bauchi to domesticate the patients bill of rights and as well sensitize people on the bill.
He said domestication of the patients bill rights in the nation’s health institutions will ensure better quality health care delivery and would instill confidence in patients across the country.
“There are certain standards and expectations from the medical practitioners and obligations of the patients.
“It is no use having structures with medical equipment when patients are not treated with empathy.
“People want a place when they feel welcomed and cared for rather than where everything is upside down. I think patients should be treated in a far superior way than what we do now”, he said.
Irukera pointed out that the bill of rights is about aggregation of rights of patients and the medical practitioners.
“Hence the need for consumer education and work with health care institutions to make them sign and domesticate and display the rights. he said.
The Executive Vice Chairman appeal to traditional and religious leaders to educate the public on the domestication of the (PBoR)
The Federal Government former in 2018 introduced the country’s first Patients’ Bill of Rights, developed with the Consumer Protection Council, to protect citizens and help address health care challenges.
The bill outlines 12 patient rights, including access to information, patient-related information, quality of care, and the right to privacy, among others.
The federal government said while such rights existed in Nigerian law, the Bill of Rights aggregates the information for reference purposes and also helps to empower patients.
