Anambra State Govt Seals Saint Norbert Hospital, Amansea
Anambra state government has permanently sealed off Saint Norbert Hospital, Amansea, in Awka North Local Government Area, over quackery and illegal medical services.
A Team from the state Ministry of Health led by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, sealed off the hospital after investigations revealed illegal activities in the facility by one Dr Kingsley.
The investigations showed that the environment of the said hospital was not health friendly, the wards including the surgical ward were nothing to write home about, both in cleanliness and equipment wise.
Speaking shortly after sealing off the facility, Commissioner Obidike expressed dissatisfaction with the activities of quack healthcare givers in the state, adding that the state government, through the Ministry of Health, is continuously fighting quackery in the state’s health system and will not take it lightly with any unprofessional healthcare giver operating in the state.
He further explained that findings showed that many people have died in the hospital, which he noted, is not registered with the government.
Commissioner Obidike assured that government will ensure that the said quack doctor and others are brought to book once investigations were concluded.
According to the Commissioner, the state administration is currently working towards strengthening the health system to restore people’s confidence in government owned hospitals.
He also disclosed that the government is about to institute Anambra State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, an agency he said, will be responsible for the monitoring of activities of healthcare personnel, hospitals, as well as get responses compliant from the masses on health services issues in their localities.
Confirming the quack healthcare services to the people in the area by the said Dr Kingsley, one of the villagers who spoke off camera alleged that the people have repeatedly lost their loved ones in the said hospital owing to unprofessional practices and lack of necessary medical equipment, adding that she shared in the ill experience when she nearly lost her own son there, and called on the government to permanently close the hospital to save people from untimely death.
Another villager who also spoke off camera, claimed that she knew the said Dr Kingsley when he was operating at Ifiteogwari in Ayamelum Local Government Area, until he was driven out by the villagers because of quack healthcare services which led to his relocation to Amansea community.
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