Posted on: Fri 16-09-2022

SERVICE INVITATION TO A 2-DAY PUBLIC HEARING CALL FOR MEMORANDA 

Following the Resolutions of the House of Representatives mandating the House Committee on Healthcare Services to take further Legislative action on the under listed Bills/Motions; 

BILLS 

1. A BILL FOR AN ACT TO REPEAL THE COUNTERFEIT AND FAKE DRUGS AND UNWHOLESOME PROCESSED FOODS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT. CAR C34, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004 AND MAKE COMPREHENSIVE PROVISIONS FOR THE PROHIBITION AND CONTROL OF COUNTERFEIT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, FAKE DRUGS AND UNWHOLESOME PROCESSED FOODS, AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB.1666) 
2. A BILL FOR AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ANATOMY ACT, CAP.A 16, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004AND ENACTTHE ANATOMY BILL 2021 TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ANATOMY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA, BRING THE PRACTICE OF ANATOMY IN CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT LOCAL AND GLOBAL REALITIES; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB.1637)
3. A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES OF NIGERIA CHARGED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING THE STANDARDS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED BY PERSONS SEEKING TO BECOME PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS;AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB.1966) 
4. A BILL FOR AN ACT TO INTRODUCE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND TEACHINGS OF BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCERS INTO THE CURRICULUM OF A COMPULSORY SUBJECT (CIVIC EDUCATION) FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB.1932) 

MOTIONS / RESOLUTIONS 

1. NEED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF HEALTH WORKERS WHO HAVE M IGRATED TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVI D-19 PANDEMIC (HR.183/12/2021).
2. CALL TO INVESTIGATE THE NON-FUNCTIONAL NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY (HR.197/12/2021). 
3. NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF DEATH AND PERMANENT DISABILITY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN NIGERIA(HR.141/04/2022) 
4. NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRYPTIC PREGNANCIES IN NIGERIA(HR.151/04/2022) 
5. 5. NEED TO STOP EXORBITANT CHARGES FOR MANDATORY ATTACHMENT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN TRAINED MEDICAL AND DENTAL GRADUATES (HR.196/12/2021)

The Committee has scheduled a Public Hearing as follows: 

Date: Thursday, 29th & Friday, 30th September, 2022 

Time: 10:00am Daily 

Venue: Conference Room 236, New House of Representatives Building, National Assembly Complex Abuja. 

In this regard, we hereby invite memoranda from the General Public and all stakeholders particularly the under listed: 

1. Federal Ministry of Health 
2. Federal Ministry of Justice 
3. Federal Ministry of Education 
4. National Council for Colleges of Education 
5. Office of the Head of Service of Federation 
6. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) 
7. All Medical, Health Councils and Boards (Regulatory Bodies) of Nigeria. 
8. National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) 
9. National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) 
10. National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) 
11. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) 
12. Committee of MD/CMD of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions
13. Nigerian Medical Association 
14. Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria 
15. Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors. 
16. National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) 
17. Nigeria Institute of Medical Research and Development (NIPRD) 
18. Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC) 
19. Nigerian Cancer Society 
20. Medical Cancer Foundation 
21. Africa Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) 
22. World Health Organization 
23. Community Health Practitioners Association 
24. Family Health International 
25. Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria 
26. Nigeria Red Cross Society 
27. Society of Family Physician of Nigeria 
28. Donor Partners/Coalition of Civil Society organization 
29. Joint Health Sector Union 
30. Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria 
31. Society of Public Health Physician of Nigeria 
32. College of Nigeria Pathologist 
33. Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
34. Medical Health Workers Union of Nigeria 
35. OCI Foundation 
36. Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development LISDEL) 
37. Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) 
38. General Public 

We humbly request that you send Thirty (30) hard copies of your memorandum, One (1) soft copy in a flash drive and addressed to The Clerk, Committee on Healthcare Services in H403, 4th Floor, White House, House of Representatives Wing, National Assembly Complex, Abuja not later than Wednesday, 21st September, 2022. 

For further information, contact the Committee Clerk, Mr. Atiku Mohammed Kalgo on 08036087666.

Signed:

Hon. Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu

(Danmadamin Yauri)

Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services 

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