THE Lagos House of Assembly has sought the upgrade of five general hospitals to tertiary health institutions in the state's five divisions, including that of Alimosho.
The lawmakers made the resolution on Monday, January 23, 2023, after deliberating on a report submitted by the House Committee on Health Services Chairman, Olusola Sokunle.
Sokunle identified the five affected general hospitals in Badagry, Alimosho, Ikorodu, Epe, and Lagos Island.
He said that the committee visited all the general hospitals across the state to determine the ones that could be upgraded to the tertiary level.
Sokunle stated that the upgrade of the general hospitals had become necessary as it would reduce the pressure on the facilities of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
The lawmaker also called for the establishment of a Renal and Neuro Department in the affected hospitals and the overhaul of primary health centres (PHCs) by the state government.
Commenting on this, the assembly speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, said that the glory of the five general hospitals should be sustained by upgrading them to a tertiary level.
Obasa stressed the need for creating synergy among the general hospitals and collating data to determine whether or not the renal specialist hospital should be established to address renal diseases in the state.
