The National Council on Health has banned the transport of corpses and critically ill persons on both local and international routes with immediate effect.
It said only dead bodies with waivers granted by the Federal Ministry of Health would be transported within and into Nigeria . Such corpses must be conveyed only in ambulances.
To show its seriousness on the movement of corpses, the council advised state governments to enact legislation for its effective compliance .
The NCH which is the highest policy making body in the health sector reached the decision after a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
Members of the council are the Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health; state Health commissioners ; the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Federal Capital Territory, and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health.
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