The Nigeria Medical Association in Rivers State has discovered the hide out of 25 quack Doctors operating in the State. Chairman of the Association, Doctor Ibitorokoemi Korubo State this in Port Harcourt while parading a fake Doctor who has been operating in the Elelenwo-Akpaoju axis of Port Harcourt before newsmen.
Briefing newsmen, Doctor Korubo said the move is aimed at stamping quackery from the Medical Profession, adding that by the end of February, any Medical Doctor who operates in the state without an NMA Identity Card should be reported, as a way of ensuring sanity in the profession.
He said when they got the information, the NMA was able to verify that the culprit is not a trained nor licensed doctor and from investigation it was also discovered that the culprit is not a graduate from the college of Health Science of the University of Port Harcourt, neither was his name enlisted in the Master Register of Licensed Doctors by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
In his confession the paraded quack doctor (Name Withheld) confessed that he is only a graduate of Anathomy from the University of Port Harcourt who came out with Second Class Upper, but due to financial constraints he could not further nor attended medical School.
Speaking with Correspondent Daniel Semeniworima the paraded quack doctor said “I confirm the information against me to be absolutely. because of financial constraints and family issues, I had to develop myself”. He added “. If efforts are made to monitor me, it will not repeat itself. in the cause of this period (a year and the half) I have been able to identify few other persons(quacks), and most times I get scared because of the extent they go.”
The Public Relations Officers of the Association, Doctor Sokaribo Oweredaba revealved that the fake Doctor has been found assisting in Surgical Operations and Child Deliveries to mention but a few, in the Private Hospital in Port Harcourt where he operates.
State Chairman of the Nigeria Association, Doctor Ibitorokoemi Korubo however warned that the NMA will ensure proper prosecution of any scapegoat caught in the act of quackery.
Doctor Korubo also vowed to go after the Management of the Private Hospital where the quack had been operating with the aim of verifying the operational license of every other doctor in that hospital and promised to fish out more culprits.
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