Medical Negligence: Medical law centre seeks justice for victims, legal reforms

Founder and Executive Director of the Molluma Yakubu Centre for Medical Law, Gloria Ballason, has called for urgent legislative reforms to ensure justice for victims of medical negligence in Nigeria.

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