By Efe Onodjae
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Office of Transformation, Creativity and Innovation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Anjous-Ademuyiwa, has warned that anyone who assaults medical personnel in hospitals across the state should be prepared to face prosecution and possible imprisonment.
Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the maiden stakeholders’ meeting of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Epe, Lagos, she said the safety of healthcare workers remained non-negotiable, stressing that violence against doctors, nurses and other hospital staff would not be tolerated.
The stakeholders’ meeting, themed “Making FMC Epe Work for All: A Shared Responsibility for Building Trust, Improving Service and Enhancing Patient Care,” was organised by the management of the hospital, led by its Medical Director, Dr. Adeleke Kaka, to commemorate one year of the facility’s transition from a Lagos State General Hospital to a Federal Medical Centre.
Responding to questions on the growing cases of attacks on healthcare workers, Anjous-Ademuyiwa said anyone who physically assaults medical personnel within hospital premises should face the full weight of the law.
