The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) has reached out to the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) to collaborate in regulating blood-related facilities.
During a courtesy visit to the council’s office in Abuja, Dr Eneye Suberu, the Acting Director General of the commission, expressed his gratitude for the MLSCN’s contributions to the health sector and introduced the commission’s law.
The mandate of the law is to regulate blood services all over the country.
Dr Suberu emphasized the importance of the council’s support as a sister agency with vast experience in the regulatory space.
Dr Suberu requested that the MLSCN assist in ensuring that any medical laboratory facility seeking registration with them has also registered its blood service component with the commission.
On the commission’s part, they will ensure that any blood establishment seeking registration with NBSC has also registered with MLSCN and has a licensed medical laboratory scientist.
This, he believes, will be a mutually beneficial relationship that prioritizes the interest of the patient.
In addition, Dr Suberu expressed concern about the recurring inter-professional conflicts among health professionals, which he considers unnecessary.
He urged health professionals to prioritize the patients’ well-being, avoid superiority or inferiority complexes, and focus on providing quality service that benefits the people of Nigeria.
He emphasized that the country could only move forward if health professionals learned to work together.
Dr Tosan Erhabor, the Executive Officer of the council, commended Dr Suberu for the visit and assured him that the council, driven by quality, safety, and sustainability, was always willing to collaborate with like-minded organizations to meet the patients’ needs for quality service.
Dr Erhabor emphasized that patients’ interests should be the priority of all health professionals.
Dr Erhabor requested that the visitors develop a framework for collaboration, and the council would do the same.
Both teams can then meet at an agreed date in the future to harmonize positions as a prelude to a proper Memorandum of Understanding.
