The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, MUHAMMAD ALI PATE, has charged hospitals in the country to prioritise saving lives above any other thing.

There have been outcries over the years for hospitals demanding police reports from gunshot and accident victims before the commencement of treatment, which has led to many of the victims losing their lives on many occasions.

But speaking on a monitored television programme, PATE lamented this situation and said that the Federal Government has issued a directive to hospitals to always save lives first before making any other demands.

The Health Minister said that it is expected that states across the nation will also follow up with the Federal Government’s directive in their various hospitals. 

He restated that private hospitals also have the obligation to follow the same directive, reminding them that as health practitioners, saving lives comes first everywhere.