The Lagos State Commissioner for Health Akin Abayomi has come out to clear the air about the facility in which the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari received treatment.
Nigerians had questioned the legality behind the treatment of the late chief of staff in a private facility after the Federal Government banned private hospitals from treating coronavirus patients.
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Abba Kyari was diagnosed with COVID-19 three weeks ago after returning from Germany which was a high risk country at the time.
The late chief of staff had initially been admitted at the University of Abuja teaching Hospital at Gwagwalada before being transferred to a private facility in Lagos.
Akin Abayomi however said the private facility was approved by the government for treatment of COVID-19.
“Mallam Abba Kyari died from complications of Coronavirus infection at First Cardiology Consultants in Lagos,” Abayomi said.
“This hospital is a Lagos State designated high care, biosecurity-compliant, COVID-19 facility, accredited by the Health Facility Management and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) of the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
“As a basis for accreditation, First Cardiology Consultants established a separate specialist wing with staff dedicated to the treatment of complicated cases of COVID-19, under the supervision of the Lagos State COVID-19 emergency response team.”
Recall that the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said on Friday that no private hospital has been approved for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.