By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has enjoined professionals in the medical field to support and collaborate with government in ending the menace of quackery in the medical practice.

The Governor stated this at the opening ceremony of the National Executive Counctil (NEC) meeting of the National Association of Government General Medical And Dental Practitioners (NAGMDP) held in Osogbo, Osun State.

The Governor who was represented by his Special Adviser on Public Health, Dr Akindele Adekunle outlined the enormous responsibilities placed on the shoulders of doctors in the society, noting that any form of half-baked professionals or quack practitioners should not be encouraged within the association.

“As professionals backed by laws and ordinances of your ethics, you have enormous responsibilities, the reach and the gavel to save lives even before the surgical knives in the theatre.

“More often is the fact that irreparable damages are done to body system of victims of quackery before they are forced to your table. This I believe we must collaborate to bring to a halt in the country.

“While the government works round our notable challenges in proffering sustainable solutions, I urge this council on behalf of our people and as patients would always beckon on their physicians, to do everything within your professional reach to combat the menace of quackery in the system”, Governor Adeleke stated in his address.

”Let me use this opportunity to once again appreciate your colleagues in the state who have supported us in the immediate medical intervention by this administration tagged Imole Medical Outreach.

” With active support of your members, the third phase of the medical intervention will come up again in few weeks across the zones of the state with thousands of new beneficiaries already mapped out, up from over 55,000 residents who already benefitted from the last two phases.”