The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has urged radiologists in the country to guard against the leakages of patients' information to prevent litigation.
The proposal was presented by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, during the inauguration of NOMA Centre on Wednesday at the National Hospital in Abuja.
The policy is in line with resolution 18 of the 55th World Health Assembly which called for member states to recognise the burden of patient safety and to set up policies to manage them.
The Federal Government on Monday said it has developed the National Policy and Implementation Strategy on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality to improve the safety of all medical procedures and enhance the quality of healthcare delivery.
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