By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR
The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill outlawing quackery in the state’s health sector, in a move lawmakers say will shield residents from unqualified practitioners and strengthen healthcare delivery across the state.
The bill, titled “A Law to Prohibit Quackery Practices in the Health Sector of Cross River State, Establish the Health Monitoring Task Force, and for Other Related Matters,” was sponsored by the Deputy Leader of the House and Member representing Abi State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Davies Etta.
It scaled its third reading on the floor of the Assembly after lawmakers considered and adopted the report of the House Committee on Health, Nutrition and Food Security during plenary.
Presenting the committee’s findings, its Chairman, Rt. Hon. Hillary Bisong, who represents Boki 2 and doubles as Chief Whip of the 10th Assembly, said the law targets unlicensed medical practice and aims to tighten regulation across the health sector to protect lives.
