Enugu State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening the healthcare and education sectors in the state, assuring the provision of quality medical care services to the people.
The government said it had put measures in place to flush out quackery in medical practice, warning that imposters would be prosecuted.
The state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, disclosed this on Friday while speaking to newsmen at the 49th Annual General Meeting and 48th Scientific Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, which held in Enugu.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, Governor Mbah said: “We have just recently set up a team to address quackery in Enugu State to ensure that those who have no qualifications have no business being in our health care facilities. Culpable persons engaging in these illegal and unethical practices will be dealt with in accordance with the law if caught.”
On strengthening the health sector, the governor added that, “Enugu State is a centre right now for educational and health advancement”, disclosing that the State Executive Council had approved the establishment of Enugu International Hospital at Rangers Avenue, Independence Layout, Enugu.
He said the hospital would create opportunities for specialist areas which would take care of medical tourism. “The hospital will be fully equipped and manned by those that are very knowledgeable in hospital management, with quality academics and health practitioners.”
