Health association warns members against unprofessional conduct
By Awayi Kuje
Warning
Keffi (Nasarawa State), May 21, 2018 (NAN) The National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria, Nasarawa State chapter, has warned its members against unprofessional conduct in healthcare delivery or risk sanctions.
Mr Abdullahi Musa, the state Chairman of the association, gave the warninge on Monday during the monthly meeting of the association in Keffi, Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
He said that quackery and unprofessional conducts among health workers had negatively affected the health of many Nigerians, hence the need for collective efforts to tackle them in the sector.
Musa said the meeting was to discuss issues and challenges facing members of the association with the view to addressing them to better their welfare.
“The association will continue to initiate good policies and programmes that have direct bearing on the lives of its members and Nigerians at large.
“We will continue to tackle quackery in the health sector considering its negative effects on people’s health and societal development,” he said.
The chairman stressed the need for all health workers in the country to adhere strictly to their professional ethics in the interest of peace and the overall development of the health sector.
He threatened that the association would sanction any practitioner found wanting in the discharge of his/her duties in line with the ethics of the profession to serve as deterrent to others.
He advised members of the association to be disciplined, diligent, shun truancy and absenteeism for optimal productivity.
Mr Sule Thomas, former National Vice President of the association, called for unity among members in order to move the association to greater heights.
He encouraged the members to update their knowledge so as to compete favourably with their contemporaries in the interest of the health sector. (NAN)
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Edited by Chidi Opara/Muhammad Suleiman Tola
Health association warns members against unprofessional conduct
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