Lagos to checkmate excesses of alternative medicine practitioners
The government says it has concluded plans to activate an inspection unit.
This is a statement culled from the Lagos state government official website page. The original story can be read here.
Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board (LSTMB) has observed with dismay, the rate of flagrant disregard for prevailing laws guiding the practice of traditional medicine in the State among some illegal operators who are bent on bringing the reputation of traditional medicine practice to disrepute.
The Registrar of LSTMB, Mr. Babatunde Adele said that the Board had concluded plans to activate its Inspectorate Unit as enunciated in Part 9 of the Health Sector Reform Law (HSR) 2006 to checkmate various excesses among some of the practitioners.
He called on all Traditional, Complementary & Alternative Medicine (TCAM) Practitioners in the State, including product manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers to regularise their practice and register their premises wit…
