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Be wary of quacks doctors, farming
communities old
Nkrankwanta (B/A), Aug. 12, Ghanadot/GNA
– Inspector George Kumah, Station Officer in-charge of
Nkrankwanta police station has cautioned the community
members to be wary of the increasing activities of quack and
self styled medical practitioners in the farming
communities.
The Station Officer said the service providers under the
National Health Insurance Scheme in Dormaa Municipality were
enough for the people to guard against preventable deaths
and the spread of communicable diseases.
Inspector Kumah was speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA)
in an interview at Nkrankwanta in reaction to public
complaints about the sudden upsurge in the activities of
quack doctors.
He said the quacks allegedly engaged households and
individuals and subjected innocent persons to unapproved
medication, especially in farming communities including
Adeemra, Zezera and Awiakrom.
The reports alleged that the quack doctors claimed cure for
diseases such as pile, infertility and HIV/AIDS and duped
the innocent farmers of huge sums of monies.
Inspector Kumah said even though the police at Nkrankwanta
had not received any official reports on the situation, they
were determined to clamp down on the quacks.
He appealed to residents to report such impostors to the
police, saying the activities of the self-styled doctors
flouted the fundamental human rights of their clients.
He called on patients in the area to seek medical care at
hospitals, clinics, accredited drug stores and licensed
traditional healers.
GNA
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