FG Board Arrests 7 Unqualified Radiographers In Kaduna
Ultrasound probes from many unlicensed centres operating in the Kaduna metropolis and Zaria were also seized.
The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has confirmed the arrest of seven unqualified Radiographers.
The arrests were made after the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) which embarked on a maiden surveillance in Kaduna state, visited some medical facilities.
Ultrasound probes from many unlicensed centres operating in the Kaduna metropolis and Zaria were also seized.
Chief Executive of the Board, Prof Mark Okeji, the Head of the Inspection and monitoring team, Mr. Ebere Onwuegbuchu who addressed newsmen, explained that the inspection team had during the maiden surveillance in Kaduna state, discovered that innocent Nigerians are being lured and extorted by unqualified radiographers at various locations a situation that often results to a nonclinical significance and untimely death.
He noted that if a person handling ionizing radiator source on a patient is not trained, registered and licensed, there is is the high possibility of inaccuracies while also giving wrong quality of radiation capable of predisposing the patients to bodily harm ranging from cancer and other genetic mutation.
Nigerians have been asked to always confirm the status of persons attending to then as well as the registration and license of the centres where such services are been rendered to avoid damages on public health.
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