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The Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) was passed into law by the State House of Assembly in May 2015. [5] The scheme is a health insurance initiative of the Lagos State Government aimed at achieving affordable, comprehensive and unhindered quality healthcare services for all Lagos State residents.
In Nigeria, primary healthcare is to be provided by Local Governments, secondary health care by State Governments and tertiary health care by the Federal Government. [1] In operationalizing this policy, the Federal Government decided to establish at least one tertiary health institution in each State of the Nigerian Federation. [2]
National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. [1] The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary. [2] The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker and often assisted by the commissioners and other civil servants of the state. [3]
The Lagos State House of Assembly was created to provide certain services for the good of Lagos state.Each service has various standards that must be met; for example, whenever the appropriation of a bill is passed on to the house they must ensure that estimates are critically analysed and resources are distributed in such a way those in need are put in priority.
The federal government's role is mostly limited to coordinating the affairs of the university teaching hospitals, Federal Medical Centres (tertiary healthcare) while the state government manages the various general hospitals (secondary healthcare) and the local government focuses on dispensaries (primary healthcare), [5] which are regulated by the federal government through the NPHCDA.
For example, in Lagos state, there is a Federal High Court, Lagos and a High Court of Lagos State (sometimes referred to as The Lagos State High Court). It is presided over by a Chief Judge who is assisted by other Judges. The Customary Court of Appeal of a state/FCT is the highest Customary law court in a state/FCT.
Public health law examines the authority of the government at various jurisdictional levels to improve public health, the health of the general population within societal limits and norms. [1] Public health law focuses on the duties of the government to achieve these goals, limits on that power, and the population perspective.