12 'fake' medical laboratories shut down in Akwa Ibom

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The Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh, said that he has closed 12 medical laboratories for allegedly involving in unwholesome medical practices dangerous to excellent health care delivery services.

Umoh made the disclosure to newsmen in Uyo after the Inspection Team sealed some laboratories yesterday.

Others were the lack of Test Result Book in the laboratories, no laboratory register, lack of personal operating license of laboratory technicians as well as unethical practices dangerous to medical diagnosis of diseases. “So our intention is to use this exercise to give further directive to the practice of laboratory services for effective service delivery in the state,” Umoh said.

“We have started with medical Laboratories in Uyo metropolis but we would certainly extend it to all nooks and crannies of the state,” the Health Commissioner said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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