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Hospital denies claims on drug fund

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, has denied allegations that the Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme in the hospital is in shambles. The hospital, in…

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, has denied allegations that the Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) scheme in the hospital is in shambles.

The hospital, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mrs Adenike Ayo, described the allegation that the medical director of the hospital personally or singularly handles the procurement process of drugs in the hospital as libelous and malicious.

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The hospital spoke against the backdrop of the allegation levelled against it by the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Prof Cyril Usifo, that the DRF scheme in the hospital is in shambles.

The hospital insisted that the procurement of drugs in the hospital followed guidelines as recommended in the National Drug Policy.

It stated that the DRF committee of the hospital was responsible for all the processes involved in the procurement of drugs.

A statement from the hospital reads in part: “Despite the attempted distractions, the management of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, is committed to the provision of top-class and affordable healthcare services to Nigerians.”

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