The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Borno State chapter, has inaugurated a committee to clamp down on quacks parading as medical docs within the state.
Chairman of the chapter, Dr Kaka Ghazali, made the disclosure on Monday whereas talking with newsmen in Maiduguri.
According to Ghazali, the transfer is a part of efforts to implement professionalism, assure affected person security and be sure that solely duly certified and licensed personnel attend to sufferers.
“The committee will collaborate with the Directorate of Medical Services and different stakeholders to trace and stamp out unwholesome practices inside the career”, he defined.
He added that the Directorate maintains a working relationship with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, the physique saddled with regulating medical and dental observe within the nation.
“Any suspected case of quackery uncovered could be escalated to the related authorities for correct investigation and sanctions in accordance with the legislation”, the NMA chairman mentioned.
While decrying the risks posed by unqualified practitioners, Ghazali mentioned quackery not solely endangers lives but in addition erodes public belief within the well being system.
He known as for collective motion by skilled our bodies, regulators and authorities to curb the pattern, reaffirming the affiliation’s resolve to guard public well being and lift the usual of healthcare supply within the state.
