ORIGIN OF HEALTH RECORDS OFFICERS
REGISTRATION BOARD OF NIGERIA
The establishment and development of
the Health Records in Nigeria according to Lorraine Nicholson (2012) began over
40 years ago when a number of Nigeria Medical Records Officers, including Mr.
Akanji Daniel O. and Mr. Pius Ogbewe, went to UK to train at the
established schools in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Subsequently, they became
qualified to Diploma level which was the highest level of qualification at that
time and returned to Nigeria to put their training into practice. In the
process they established a national professional association, and influencing
the structured of the training programmes leading to recognized professional
qualifications.
The Association of Medical Records
Officers of Nigeria subsequently became an active member of the International
Federation of Medical Records Organizations (a predecessor organization of
IFHIMA) in 1972 and in that same year Mr. Abiodun Onasanya from Nigeria became
a member of the Board of Managers of the Federation so Nigeria has been
involved with IFHIMA over many years. It was against this background that
Decree No. 39 of 1989 which specified the duties of the Board was passed.
The Registrar who is the Chief
Executive Officer is in charge of the day to day running of the Board. Alh.
Mohammed Ibrahim Mami is the first substantial Registrar from 2012 to date.
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