The Rivers State Authorities has warned spiritual our bodies and organisations in opposition to finishing up any type of medical outreach with out the approval of the State Ministry of Well being.
The State Commissioner for Well being, Dr Adaeze Oreh, handed down the warning throughout a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday.
That is as Dr Oreh disclosed that two hospitals and a spa within the state have been sealed for working with out registration and unprofessional conduct.
She expressed dismay that regardless of earlier calls on any group or organisation planning medical outreach anyplace. (In well being amenities or communities) to inform the ministry for written approval, however some refused to heed the decision.
The commissioner stated, “So this briefing is to place most people on discover that no Non-Governmental Group, no personal or company physique, no Church, Mosque or spiritual group, particular person, philanthropist, personal Hospital or any entity in anyway ought to organise any so-called free and even paid medical outreach with out written permission from the Rivers State Ministry of Well being.
“Now we have obtained info from totally different quarters about outreaches that we had no thought about right here formally on the State Ministry of Well being.
“It as soon as once more brings me to the vulnerability of people that entry healthcare providers of any type.”
She added, “That is the place we take this cost of the Ministry very severely. And we’re placing the general public on discover that please for those who get wind of any free medical outreach, ask the suitable questions. Have they got permission from the Ministry of Well being to conduct such outreaches?
On the sealed amenities, she stated the 2 hospitals engaged unqualified personnel to carry out surgical providers. On the similar time, the Spa carried out physique half enlargement providers with out the requisite coaching and qualification.
She acknowledged, “Now for the 2 hospitals, they’ve been run by practitioners. They’re certainly Docs however in a number of instances, we have now recognized that even the following surgical coaching required to hold out surgical procedures is missing.
“For a lot of the surgical procedures they’re utilizing unqualified personnel to ship surgical providers. Now these are recipes for catastrophe. And so for everybody who works in such amenities, their lives are in danger.”
On why the Spar was sealed, she stated, ” The Proprietor is an Engineer with a so-called aesthetic certification that’s neither recognised nor might be recognized however promoting and selling through social media and engaging an unsuspecting public to their facility.
“A spot can painting itself as offering physique enhancement providers however there’s a extra sinister motive behind it. That’s the reason we won’t say that it’s purely for the monetary achieve of no matter physique enhancement providers they’re offering.
“For so long as its doorways are open beneath a false premise, which means it’s not certified, skilled or certified to supply such providers.”
“At although their amenities have been sealed, additional steps are being taken by the committee to make sure that they face the total wrath of the regulation as a result of they’re jeopardizing the lives of individuals in Rivers State the place they set up these amenities offering such providers.”
In his remarks, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Affiliation, Dr Diamond Tamunokuro, stated the physique wouldn’t protect any member participating in unprofessional follow.
Tamunokuro acknowledged, “Let me say this very clearly, the NMA won’t ever shield any of our members that’s concerned in quackery.
“Now we have our inner mechanisms of dealing with such points. So once they detect anybody concerned in that we ship that particular person to our disciplinary committee.
“We have to discover out if that particular person is a Physician within the first place. If that particular person shouldn’t be a health care provider, straight we ship that particular person to the safety businesses. “
