Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, at the opening of the training, yesterday, in Awka, said that many hospitals in the rural areas are run by quacks and secondary school dropouts. He harped on the need to improve healthcare service delivery in both public and private health facilities, as well as to protect the health of residents.
“Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration set up this task force for the continuous monitoring, supervision, and strategic means of identifying quacks and fake hospitals in the state.
“It is sad to note that many of those who operate health facilities, especially in the rural areas, are not medical personnel, while some are secondary school drop-outs.
“We have sealed up many hospitals where quacks operate, because their operations endanger the lives of residents.’’
“This capacity training is to strengthen the task force to improve healthcare delivery and not to witch-hunt. It is so that our people can receive quality care, as well as have trust in the healthcare system of the state,” he said.
