War has been declared on fake and quack doctors in Kaduna State, the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), disclosed on Monday.
This was made known by the state chairman of the NMA, Dr Madaki David Sheyin, during a press conference to mark this year’s ‘Physicians Week’.
The medical week has the theme: Elevating Health Care Excellence; ‘Fighting Medical Quackery and Reinforcing Professional Standards’.
At the event held at the NMA Secretariat, the state chairman “Warned that the medical body will fight fake medical doctors and quacks to a standstill, warning them to stay off the profession.”
Stating that there won’t be breathing space for such criminal elements to function or go scot-free, the association called on the government to fix the health sector as NMA is also affected by the poor conditions of the health sector.
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To this end, he said that the NMA has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure all forms of quackery are stamped out in the state, saying that they would not hesitate to chastise their members and continually urged them to uphold the utmost professionalism, support the association in ridding it of all forms of quackery.
He said that they have embarked on a massive awareness campaign and sensitization on the activities of quacks and practice of quackery in the state.
He also frowned at the media trial of Nigerian doctors and request that the rule of law be observed and follow due process if aggrieved or in discharging their responsibilities.
Dr Sheyin also spoke on the responsibility of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), saying that if anyone has any case against a doctor practicing in Nigeria, it should channel such to the Registrar of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for appropriate response being the body statutorily saddled with such responsibility.