President of the National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria NACHPN Comrade Kabir Yahaya Ahmed says the association will partner with EFCC and ICPC to close down unlicensed Community Health Centers and prosecute them.
He gave the warning during a reception organised by the North West Zone of the association in honour of the President in Kaduna.
Comrade Kabir Yahaya Ahmed explained that the only way to address their challenges would-be through collaboration with EFCC and ICPC and also digitalizing their activities.
Comrade Kabir Yahaya Ahmed said ninety per cent of Community Health Practitioners were computer literate and with the new approach of digitalization, all genuine members can be identified.
He assured that with digitalization and collaboration with key stakeholders, quacks and illegal centres would have to look for jobs elsewhere but not in community health sections.
The President also announced a plan to review the act established the community health to provide windows opportunities for its members to develop their educational careers.
Earlier in a welcome address, the Chairman of National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter, Comrade Ibrahim Lawal Kubau who congratulated Comrade Kabiru Yahaya Ahmed for winning the number seat of the association in the country assured that the members of the Northwest zone would give him maximum support and cooperation to succeed.
He urged the President and his Executive to address the issues of increased proliferation and operations of private schools of Health Technologies that claimed to be training community health.
Comrade Ibrahim Lawal Kubau also lamented the level of uncertificated and unlicensed Community Health Practitioners that need thorough follow-up to maintain professional ethics.
The state Chairman also appreciated the government of Kaduna State for the transformation agenda by developing two hundred and fifty-five primary health centres across the state.
Radio Nigeria reports that some members advised the President to take the Community Health Practitioners to a greater higher.
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