Ahmed Idris-Wase, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the federal medical centres’ Bill, 2022.
Wase in a statement issued in Abuja also congratulated the entire leadership and members of the 9th National Assembly for the feat.
He said this is one of the legacy legislations of the present administration which provides the legal framework for all the existing federal medical Centres across the federation.
Wase expressed delight that the new law also established a new federal medical centre in Wase, Plateau state, the constituency he represents in the House of Representatives.
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The legislation charged the federal medical centres with the responsibilities to among others: “provide facilities for diagnostic, curative, preventive and rehabilitative services in medical treatment; construct, equip, maintain and operate such training schools, and similar institutions for providing the medical centres with appropriate staff.
“Construct, equip, maintain and operate such clinics, out-patient departments, laboratories, research or experimental stations and other similar institutions necessary for the effective functioning of the Medical Centres
“Ensure that the standards of treatment and care provided at all establishments under its control and the standards of treatment and care provided for patients at those establishments is not below the required standards
“Perform such other functions as are necessary to facilitate the performance of its functions under this Act; and provides their due management and administration.”
