I am not surprised, this sad news shows how far the damage from misinformation and anti-science sentiments went since this pandemic. A lot of damage has been done to the successes of the Evidence Based Practice movement before the pandemic. Reversing the negative trend will take a lot of effort which should be promoted on a global level. The Mission of HIFA ('a world where everyone has access to and use of accurate health information ---') should be embraced by all stakeholders and applied in the effort to reverse the misinformation that led to such waste of money on unproven treatment and medication.
Joseph Ana.
HIFA profile: Joseph Ana is the Lead Consultant and Trainer at the Africa Centre for Clinical Governance Research and Patient Safety in Calabar, Nigeria, established by HRI Global (former HRIWA). In 2015 he won the NMA Award of Excellence for establishing 12-Pillar Clinical Governance, Quality and Safety initiative in Nigeria. He has been the pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) National Committee on Clinical Governance and Research since 2012. He is also Chairman of the Quality & Performance subcommittee of the Technical Working Group for the implementation of the Nigeria Health Act. He is a pioneer Trustee-Director of the NMF (Nigerian Medical Forum) which took the BMJ to West Africa in 1995. He is particularly interested in strengthening health systems for quality and safety in LMICs. He has written Five books on the 12-Pillar Clinical Governance for LMICs, including a TOOLS for Implementation. He established the Department of Clinical Governance, Servicom & e-health in the Cross River State Ministry of Health, Nigeria in 2007. Website: www.hri-global.org. Joseph is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA working group on Community Health Workers.
Website: www.hri-global.com Joseph is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA working group on Community Health Workers.
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Email: info@hri-global.org and jneana@yahoo.co.uk
