Govt seals clinic over quackery

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Ben Damare Clinic And Maternity News

Cross River State

Cross River State government has sealed Ben Damare Clinic and Maternity at Ekori community in Yakurr Local Council of the state, declaring it unfit for delivery of health services.

The coordinator of the state’s taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery, Dr Dan Abubakar, said the closure became necessary after confirming from the state’s Ministry of Health that the clinic was not on the list of registered facilities.

He maintained that medical practice in the state must be done in strict compliance with laid down rules and regulations. On the spate of maternal and infant deaths in the facility, he cited complications as the major reason for the occurrences, adding that in such situations, regrettable as they seem, death could occur.

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