Posted on: Mon 03-04-2023

INVITATION PUBLIC HEARING – CALL FOR MEMORANDA 

Following the Resolutions of the House of Representatives mandating the House Committee on Healthcare Services to conduct Public Hearing on the Bill below: 

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE COUNCIL OF NIGERIA; AND FOR RELATED MATTERS (HB.2172) 

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

1. Ministry of Health 

2. Federal Ministry of Justice 

3. Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). 

4. National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) 

5. National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) 

6. National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) 

7. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

8. Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria 

9. National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives of Nigeria 

10. Committee of CMDs and MDs 

11. Representatives of State Primary Healthcare Development Agencies. 

12. Nigerian Medical Association 

13. Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors. 

14. Nigeria Society of Blood Transfusion 

15. Institute of Medical Research and Development (NIPRD) 

16. National Institute of Natural Medicine Research & Development 

17. National Biotechnology Development Agency 

18. Nigeria Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) 

19. Africa Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) 

20. World Health Organization

21. Community Health Practitioners Association 

22. Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria 

23. Family Health International 

24. Association of Medical Lab Scientists of Nigeria 

25. Nigeria Red Cross Society 

26. Society of Family Physician of Nigeria 

27. Donor Partners / Coalition of Civil Society organization 

28. Universities and Research Institution. 

29. Medical Directors of Tertiary Institution 

30. Joint Health Sector Union 

31. Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria 

32. Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria 

33. Society of Public Health Physician of Nigeria 

34. College of Nigeria Pathologist 

35. National postgraduate medical college of Nigeria 

36. Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria 

37. Medical Health Workers Union of Nigeria 

38. Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) 

39. Pediatric Association of Nigeria

40. National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners 

41. Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) 

42. United National Children Fund (UNICEF) 

43. Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL) 

44. General Public 

We humbly request that you send One (1) soft copy in a flash drive and Thirty (30) hard copies of each typed memorandum which should be addressed to The Deputy Director/ Clerk, Committee on Healthcare Services in H403, 4th Floor, White House, House of Representatives Wing, National Assembly Complex, Abuja not later than Tuesday 13thApril, 2023. 

The Public Hearing is scheduled as follows: 

Date: Tuesday 13thApril, 2023 

Time: 10:00am 

Venue: Conference Room 231, New Building, House of Representatives, National Assembly, Abuja. 

Signed:

Hon. Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu

Chairman 

House Committee on Healthcare Services 

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