We are coming after you – Imo traditional medicine practitioners to quacks
The Imo Affirm executive and the National Association of Ragged Medication Practitioners of Nigeria, NANTMP, comprise resolved to switch after unscrupulous sellers parading as exact practitioners and giving harmful names to the Association.
The Association says the switch is in a portray to flush out quacks and keep an discontinuance to pretend used treatment in the converse.
The distance of the association turn out to be made known by its Affirm Chairman Chief John Amarachukwu Nwaike throughout the inauguration of LGA Chapters of the Association.
Inaugurating the LGA officers, the Affirm Chairman charged contributors to rob part in the verification exercise which the association goes to embark on very soon, warning pretend practitioners to quit the realm for his or her have honest.
He talked about the association turn out to be hanging up a job force that will rush after quacks in collaboration with the Affirm Authorities and legislation enforcement agencies.
Nwaike identified that quacks are giving a harmful name to the association following their unwholesome apply, cautioning every practitioner in the converse to establish with NANTMP by visiting its secretariat for factual pointers.
In his speech, the particular guest on the inauguration ceremony, the Commissioner for Well being in the converse, Prof. Emeka Ubaka, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr A.C. OKeji, expressed shock on the alarming price of illicit drug peddlers, calling on the umbrella physique of the association to verify factual screening for intending practitioners in the 27 LGAs in the Affirm.
Prof. Ubaka licensed that Ragged Medication is an dilapidated apply that turn out to be in space forward of orthodox treatment derived its starting up from it.
The Well being Commissioner recommended the Southeast zone especially, the management of the Affirm chapter for drawing up programmes for the inauguration of the Native Council chapters observing that the exercise turn out to be per the Affirm Authorities’s plans of turning in quality healthcare companies and also making it accessible to the oldsters.
He charged the officers on the local degree, no longer to feature originate air the criminal pointers and regulations guiding it as he promised that the Affirm Authorities will continue to originate the enabling atmosphere for the practitioners.
Talking also, the Director representing Southeast on the nationwide degree Chief Linus Ogunka, applauded the Imo Affirm management of the association headed by Chief Nwaike for the spectacular achievements made up to now.
He described the inauguration of the LGA functionaries of the Affirm Chapter as a courageous step taken in the dazzling direction.
Ogunka also old the occasion to price the newly inaugurated officers to converse a high degree of discipline by adhering strictly to the legislation whereas discharging their tasks.
