Rivers shuts 21 health facilities, arrests three over quackery

Rivers State Ministry of Health has unopen down 21 wellness facilities crossed 4 section authorities areas for operating without registration oregon failing to conscionable the state’s minimum healthcare standards.

The ministry besides said 3 radical were arrested for alleged offences uncovered during its third-quarter inspection and enforcement workout carried retired successful Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor, Ikwerre and Etche Local Government Areas.

The affected facilities comprise 8 hospitals, 5 maternity centres and 8 diagnostic facilities, portion 19 of them were allegedly unregistered and operating beneath the minimum standards prescribed by the ministry.

One registered installation was besides unopen down aft inspectors recovered that nary licensed doc oregon caregiver was disposable during a random inspection.

The ministry said the inspection followed surveillance reports indicating that much than 150 wellness facilities were operating without registration and supervision, adding that lone 20 per cent of registered facilities were complying with mandatory yearly inspections and renewal of certificates of standards.

Among the facilities sealed was Manda Clinic and Maternity successful Elelenwo, which the ministry said was unopen down successful a associated cognition with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking successful Persons, NAPTIP, implicit suspected child-trafficking activities.

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