Health Minister warns quacksBy ADRIAN MWANZAHEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo has warned individuals, mostly foreigners from Congo Democratic Republic, masquerading as doctors in Northern and Luapula provinces of stern action for endangering the lives of people.The two provinces has seen an influx of fake doctors which had raised alarm in the country.Ms Masebo in an interview said the government would not sit and watch people dying at the hands of inexperienced and incompetent people practicing illegally without a licence from the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ).She said anyone found would be charged because they were endangering the lives of human beings by prescribing medication even when they were not qualified to do so.“I’m receiving this report for the first time but what I can assure you is that we are going to fish out all the masqueraders infiltrating the profession and risking people’s lives and on top of that charge them for endangering human lives,” […]
Health Minister warns quacks
