July 9, 2025
How to Seamlessly Register Your Health Facility with HEFAMAA Running a Hospital, Clinic, Maternity, Diagnostic Centre, Laboratory, or any health-related facility in Lagos State. One of […]
March 16, 2025
PROTOCOL FOR DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN (DAT) USE 1.0 BACKGROUND Diphtheria is a clinical syndrome caused by an exotoxin produced by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; non-toxin-producing strains of […]
March 16, 2025
Overview Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by bacteria of the Corynebacterium species. It is mostly caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae and rarely by toxin-producing strains […]
November 18, 2024
Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals visited Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) to present their accreditation and to reiterate their compliance with the set standards for healthcare […]
September 21, 2024
CONVENTION ON BUSINESS INTEGRITY (CBi) PAID A COURTESY VISIT TO HEFAMAA A team from the Convention on Business Integrity ( CBi) led by Mr. Emmanuel Bosah […]
August 26, 2024
Monkeypox Virus Mpox has been declared a public health emergency after more than 15,000 cases and 461 deaths were reported on the continent this year. A […]
July 25, 2024
HEFAMAA AND PREMIER HEALTH SYSTEMS CONSULT ORGANIZED A ONE-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP ON AESTHETIC CARE The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), in partnership with Premier […]
July 20, 2024
HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY (HEFAMAA) ARRESTS MR. JOHNSON FOR REMOVING HEFAMAA SEAL AND BREAKING OPEN ORIENT EYE CLINIC WHICH WAS SEALED BY THE […]
June 17, 2024
Cholera Fact Sheet Introduction Cholera is a highly infectious disease that can cause severe, life-threatening diarrhea. The disease is a significant public health concern, especially in […]
June 17, 2024
SPECIAL INFECTION CONTROL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATHOGENS OF INTEREST – CHOLERA What is Cholera? An acute and severe diarrhoeal disease of Public health importance Primarily transmitted within […]
June 7, 2024
HEFAMAA HOLDS 2-DAYS WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS OF STAFF The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) in collaboration with Infinite Spring Educational Services Limited organized a […]
June 2, 2024
MINUTES OF THE MEETING BETWEEN HEFAMAA AND DERMATOLOGISTS, DENTISTS AND AESTHETICS PRACTITIONERS HELD INSIDE HEFAMAA CONFERENCE ROOM AT TISCO PLAZA, PLOT 6, ALHAJA ASHABI COLE STREET, […]
April 29, 2024
FACILITY REGISTRATION It is mandatory that all Health Facilities register with HEFAMAA. All health facilities must register with HEFAMAA. This is necessary for regulation and continuous […]
March 24, 2024
The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) carried out two enforcement operations on Tuesday 19th March,2024 and Wednesday 20th,2024 in Oshodi and Mushin […]
February 9, 2024
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) paid a courtesy visit to HEFAMAA on Thursday. The team, which was led by the state manager, Dr. Omotunde Odonye, also included […]
January 31, 2024
The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, Dr. Abiola Idowu has acknowledged the contributions of the various health franchisees engaged […]
November 2, 2023
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has expressed its intention to attain international recognition through the accreditation of health facilities to guarantee patients’ safety. The […]
October 17, 2023
Patient Bill of Rights is a document that provides patients with information on how they reasonably expect to be treated during the course of their hospital […]
July 17, 2023
The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has sealed 40 health facilities in the first half of 2023 for non-compliance with regulatory standards. […]
May 11, 2023
The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has shut down First Choice Clinic Limited for alleged quackery as a result of discrepancies in […]
May 2, 2023
➢ Health Facilities that intend to relocate to another premise shall forward a Letter of Notification to the Agency, stating the reasons for relocation, the address […]
April 21, 2023
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency last week held a review meeting on the activities of the franchise companies engaged to monitor both public and […]
February 5, 2023
This is to alert health workers in Lagos State, particularly the Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Medical Directors of General […]
January 18, 2023
HEFAMAA TRANSACTION BILLING: Code 001 S/N FACILITY SCHEDULE RATE Registration RATE Renewal 1. Eye Clinic 25,000 15,000 2. Eye Hospital 100,000 60,000 3. Multi-Specialty Hospital […]
January 16, 2023
The Health Facility Inspection Tool (Health FIT) is the tool being used by the Agency for the assessment of health facilities in Lagos State. The tool […]
January 16, 2023
The Health Facility Inspection Tool (Health FIT) is the tool being used by the Agency for the assessment of health facilities in Lagos State. Below is […]
December 31, 2022
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr Yemisi Solanke Koya has commended the Executive Secretary, Dr Abiola Idowu […]
December 10, 2022
The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has called on the residents of Badagry division to join hands with the State government to fish out […]
November 20, 2022
The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi has directed the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) to conduct a thorough investigation into […]
October 12, 2022
Today, the Delta State Contributory Health Commission members, led by the Director General, Dr Ben Nkechika, visited the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) to […]
September 22, 2022
The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), marked the 2022 World Patient Safety Day on Thursday 15th September 2022 at the Civic Center, Victoria Island, […]
September 16, 2022
The Lagos State Government has advised health facilities across the State to put safe practices in health care delivery on the front burner for a better […]
September 10, 2022
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) will on Thursday 15th September 2022 join millions of people across the world to celebrate World Patient Safety […]
August 24, 2022
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July 28, 2022
The Executive Secretary, Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr. Abiola Idowu has disclosed that a petition received from one of the daughters of the […]
June 27, 2022
As part of the measures to safeguard the health and welfare of the citizens, the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) is intensifying its regulatory […]
June 4, 2022
The Chairman, Governing Board, Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA), Dr. Yemisi Solanke Koya has disclosed that the Agency on Friday, commenced investigations into the […]
May 30, 2022
Monkeypox Healthcare Worker Advisory Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic infectious disease (i.e. an infection transmitted from animals to humans) that occurs sporadically, primarily in […]
May 27, 2022
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) has released a template for investigating complaints from members of the public and health facilities to facilitate justice […]
May 21, 2022
The Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr Abiola Idowu has reiterated the Agency’s commitment to delivering its statutory roles and responsibilities toward […]
March 17, 2022
To access the e-HEFAMAA portal for registration or renewal, the under-listed documents are required: A-NEW REGISTRATION: Letter of Intent to the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State. […]
December 23, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has disclosed that it is set to begin the implementation of the policy that will ensure that Foreign-Based […]
December 7, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has shut down nine health facilities in the months of October and November 2021. The Executive Secretary of […]
November 25, 2021
The attention of the Lagos State Ministry of Health (the “Ministry of Health”) has been drawn to a video and allegations emanating from an incident involving […]
November 12, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) has reopened Vedic Lifecare Hospital. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola Idowu who made the disclosure […]
October 31, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) has shut down Vedic Lifecare Hospital, for engaging unlicensed expatriates. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola […]
October 31, 2021
THE FACILITY HAS BEEN REOPENED, CLICK HERE The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) has shut down Vedic Lifecare Hospital, for engaging unlicensed expatriates. The […]
October 17, 2021
The Permanent Secretary, Yobe State Ministry of Health, Mr. Hamidu Muhammad Alhaji has commended the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) for its efforts in […]
October 16, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA) began a sensitization campaign on the 27th of July 2021 in Badagry division and afterwards, in Ikorodu and […]
October 6, 2021
The Covid-19 Treatment Unit of the St. Nicholas Hospital located at 18, Faramobi Ajike St, Anthony Village, has been shut down by the Health Facility Monitoring […]
October 5, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), yesterday shut down Top Goodness Health Centre located at 3, Saka Ologuna Maroko, Ajah in Eti-Osa local government […]
September 29, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA has sealed 17 health facilities across the state in the months of July and August 2021. The Executive […]
September 4, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has initiated moves to upgrade its electronic platform to ease the process of registration and renewal of health […]
August 14, 2021
The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has developed draft standards for over twenty schedules/categories of health facilities in Lagos State in collaboration with PharmAccess […]
July 27, 2021
The Executive Secretary, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, (HEFAMAA), Dr. Abiola Idowu has reiterated the State Government’s zero-tolerance for quackery to safeguard the health of […]
July 12, 2021
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY (HEFAMAA) PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY The third wave of Coronavirus pandemic is imminent as evident […]
July 12, 2021
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY PROTOCOL FOR COVID-19 IN HEALTH CARE FACILITY This protocol entails infection prevention and control for […]
July 12, 2021
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY (HEFAMAA) PUBLIC NOTICE The Lagos State Ministry of Health has been receiving information that […]
July 12, 2021
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY PROTOCOL FOR ENSURING THE WELFARE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN COVID-19 RESPONSE Health care workers […]
April 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY, HEFAMAA LASG SHUTDOWN ST’ KLAUS GERMAN HOSPITAL FOR OPERATING ILLEGALLY The Health Facility Monitoring and […]
February 22, 2021
What is Happening? The Lagos State Ministry of Health is aware and closely monitoring an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Guinea, which was declared on […]
October 11, 2020
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT HEALTH FACILITIES MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY, HEFAMAA PRESS RELEASE HEFAMAA PROMISES IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY …Moves to a new office. The Health Facilities Monitoring […]
May 27, 2020
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL FOR COVID-19 MANAGEMENT 1. Assessment of the facility by Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Pillar of […]
April 9, 2020
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY PROTOCOL FOR ENSURING THE WELFARE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN COVID-19 RESPONSE Health care workers […]
April 9, 2020
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION AGENCY PROTOCOL FOR COVID-19 IN HEALTH CARE FACILITY This protocol entails infection prevention and control for […]
March 26, 2020
The board of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency at its last meeting decided that due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the economic impact of […]
March 26, 2020
Definition: Medical waste is any kind of waste that contains infectious material that has the potential of causing illness. This definition includes waste generated by healthcare […]
March 26, 2020
PPE is specialized clothing or equipment used to prevent contact with hazardous substances. Its use is an integral part of infection control and prevention measures that […]
February 28, 2020
The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which […]
February 28, 2020
LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE CORONA VIRUS: REDDINGTON HOSPITAL PATIENT TESTS NEGATIVE – LASG Lagos State Government has said that the Chinese citizen […]
February 26, 2020
We are pleased to announce the online course “Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)” is now available on OpenWHO. You can access the […]
February 3, 2020
…..Says no Suspected or Confirm Case in Lagos Lagos State Government has advised all travelers returning from China or exposed to a traveler from China or […]
January 31, 2020
The Lagos State Government has reached an agreement with the Chinese Embassy to ensure that Chinese citizens remain in their country for now to avert the […]
January 31, 2020
The Lagos State Government said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with the China Embassy in Nigeria to quarantine all Chinese returning to Lagos from […]
January 29, 2020
WHAT IS HAPPENING The Lagos State Ministry of Health is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus which was first noticed in Wuhan […]
January 28, 2020
Lassa fever Healthcare Worker Advisory Lassa fever is a major public health challenge in West Africa, with Nigeria bearing the highest burden. It is an acute […]
June 24, 2019
The Lagos State Government says it is introducing e-Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), to ease registration of facilities and health service delivery. Lagos state […]
July 3, 2017
The Lagos State Government, through its Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), has sealed the Empire Medical Centre located at 10, Soyebo Street, Ikorodu and […]
May 4, 2017
PharmAccess Foundation Nigeria and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have called for effective reposition and action plan to address staffing and infrastructural challenges facing the Lagos […]
November 29, 2016
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has shut 13 health facilities across the state over quackery. The government also vowed to clampdown on more […]
November 10, 2016
As a reaction to the recently published article in THISDAY, titled ‘How Rot in Lagos PHCs Fuel Maternal and Newborn Deaths’ the Special Adviser to Lagos […]
September 6, 2016
The Primary Healthcare is essential health care that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology that make universal health care accessible to […]