Sodiq Ojuroungbe Healthcare professionals have called for increased focus on clinical governance to address the challenges facing Nigeria’s healthcare sector. Speaking during the inauguration of the AGCare Specialist Clinic in Asaba, the experts lamented that the lack of clinical governance has significantly impeded the development and effectiveness of healthcare services in the country. The founder of the AGCare Specialist Clinic, Dr Chukwuka Monye emphasised the importance of clinical governance, stating that its integration into hospital operations is crucial for overcoming healthcare delivery challenges.
“Our vision is to ensure that quality healthcare should not be the exclusive preserve of only a few. “Why should quality care be only for a few people? This is one of the reasons we embarked on rolling out more centers across the country. We are thinking about healthcare in an integrated manner,” he stated.
A Principal Lead of AGCare, DR Ebomwonyi Osagie, explained that the system is a framework designed to ensure quality care for every patient, stressing that it involves maximum attention from the registration desk through the entire experience of the patient in the hospital. Osagie stressed that clinical governance helps minimise medication errors, incorrect diagnoses, and litigation risks, striving to enhance patient safety and care quality. “Everything is reviewed such that the chances of having medication error, wrong diagnosis, and litigation issues are mi.