No Political Party Is Interested In Talking About Healthcare - NMA

                    

Few days before the general elections, no political party is interested in talking about health care, Nigerian Medical Association has said.

“It is very disturbing to note that there have not been any precise and articulate pronouncements about the health challenges confronting the health sector and how to tackle them,” NMA president Dr Kayode Obembe said at a press conference in Abuja.

He said doctors have closely watched with “mixed feelings” the campaigns and documentaries by political parties listing their achievements, manifestos and promises since campaigns took off.
Among issues the health community expects to be part of campaigns is universal health coverage and per head health spending which still lags behind figures in countries with programmes comparable to the National Health Insurance Scheme.

“The reason for the stagnation is clearly due to the reluctance of state governors and local government chairmen to embrace the scheme because of the counterpart funding they need to provide in order to access the fund,” said Obembe.
culled:Dailytrust