FG Shutdown 20 Medical Diagnostic Centres In Nasarawa State
From Ajegena Manga
Lafia.
The Radiography Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has shutdown 20 illegal medical diagnostic centres in Nasarawa State.
Mr Ebere Onwugbuchu, Head of Inspection and Monitoring of the board made the disclosure at the end of a two-day exercise to supervise medical diagnostic centres in Nasarawa State.
According to him, the inspection exercise was aimed at monitoring the activities of medical diagnostic centres to ensure strict adherence to standard of practice.
The Head of Inspection and Monitoring of the board said that the centres were shutdown for operating without registration thereby constituting danger to the society.
He said that some of the centres were not registered while others employed personnel that were not qualified radiographers.
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“The activities of quacks in the profession had led to wrong diagnosis and wrong treatment due to wrong diagnosis thereby causing health complications and even death.
“We cannot allow quacks to continue to operate freely and killing people for financial benefits,” he add.
He explained that the board is carrying out similar exercise in other states of the federation to get rid of quackery in the profession of radiography.
Mr Onwugbuchu had earlier expressed determination to partner the Nasarawa State Government toward ensuring that only professionals and certified radiographers are allow to practice in the state.
He also urged medical facilities in the state to register with the board before they carry out scanning and other radiography activities.
Responding during a courtesy call, Ahmed Yahaya, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health expressed gratitude to the board for the visit.
The Commissioner said that the Governor Abdullahi Sule-led administration was ready to work with federal government and other partners for better service delivery.
He therefore promised to assign a desk officer to be a link between the state government and the board.
The board visited Sandagi Medical Centre, Umma Ultrasound Diagnosis Centre in Lafia and Tamaiko Medical Centre Doma Local Government Area among others