Kaduna State Government on Monday sealed off an illegal and substandard hospital at Tudun Wada, in the State capital.
Located along Zango road , the hospital has labour and Theatre rooms, male and female wards manned by quacks.
Speaking to newsmen after the sealed off, the Director, Nursing and Midwifery, Ministry of Health, Salihatu Aminu, said there was an advert that went viral on the social media calling for application from interested applicants to be trained as Nurses and Traditional birth attendenants within a year which drew their attention.
“Our attention was drawn to the advert on the 20th of August 2020 and on the 21st of August 2020 we went to the clinic and we did not find anything that looks like a nursing training school rather a building being used as a clinic.
.”The Staff we met on ground were unqualified and parading as Nurses and Doctors.
“We were left with no option than to seal off the premises,”She said.
The Director warned the public to desist from patronising such illegal clinics that seem cheap in their thinking, because they lack the expertise and ethics and it is dangerous to their health and lives .
Government, the Director said, is committed to ensuring that the citizens in the state have access to quality health care services
Similarly, the Secretary, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Comrade Christiana Bawa said National headquarters of the Association had drwn the attention of Kaduna State Chapter to the advert, asking how could a training of three and Five years program could be completed in one year.
” We contacted the Ministry of Health and investigation revealed that the there is nothing like a training school at the address on the advert but what they called a clinic.
” There are requirements for the Establishment of a Nursing training school so we will ensure that the regulations are adhere to.
” We are here to save the lives of the Zango Communty that has been subjected to quacks treatment by the owners of the unregistered clinic”She said
The Secretary, Private Health Establishment Aliyu Bala Shehu said the clinic breached the laid down rules and regulations.
He warned residents to desist from patronising unaccredited facilities because there are death houses that must be avoided.
