As the government launches the Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB) code of conduct for practitioners, the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration's recommitment to the standardisation of the traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practice in Lagos.
This comes at the same time that the government is launching the LSTMB code of conduct. This information was presented during the celebration of African Traditional Medicine Day in the year 2022, which took place on Thursday, September 1 at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium in Alausa, Ikeja. The event had the theme, "Two Decades of African Traditional Medicine Day: Process Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa."
According to the governor, more than eighty per cent of Lagosians use some type of traditional or alternative medicine to maintain their health. As a result, it is necessary for the government to gain an understanding of what it is that the practitioners are doing for their patients' treatments.
Sanwo-Olu, who was not present but was represented by Akin Abayomi, the commissioner for health in the state of Lagos, stated that the primary task of the government is to ensure standardisation across every sector of the healthcare value chain in Lagos. Abayomi made this statement. He added that as of right now, Lagos has 10,000 registered practitioners of traditional medicine in addition to the 5,000 registered practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
According to him, practitioners of TCAM are an integral component of the communities that they serve. As a result, it is vital for the government to create a way for all stakeholders to practise together homogenously in the interest of producing better results for the inhabitants.
No comments:
Post a Comment