Posted on: Thu 08-07-2021

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Psy­chiatric Hospitals Manage­ment Board Act 2004 and to establish the Federal Psy­chiatric Hospital, Budo-Eg­ba, Kwara state.

The passage of the bill provides a legal framework for already established psy­chiatric hospitals across the country, and would fa­cilitate the training of spe­cialist personnel.

The bill was passed by the upper chamber after it considered the report of the Health Commit­tee (Secondary and Ter­tiary).

Chairman of the Com­mittee, Senator Yahaya Ol­oriegbe (APC, Kwara Cen­tral), in his presentation, recalled that the Psychiat­ric Hospitals Management Board Act was enacted under the military admin­istration in 1979 with only three hospitals.

“Ever since, there have been some additional ones created in the South-West, South-East, South-South, North-East, North-West but without enabling laws to give them legal backing.”

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