Agency The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria says it inspected 103 new laboratories, sealed 23 others and arrested six quacks between May 2023 and May 2024. The Registrar, Dr Tosan Erhabor, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the council has made significant efforts to check quackery and to ensure credible medical diagnosis in the last year. He said the efforts promoted professionalism among medical laboratory scientists, reduced quackery and ensured quality and reliable test results were made available to people.
Erhabor explained that registration and inspection of medical laboratories is one of the core mandates of the council and is meant to ensure medical laboratories meet the pre-approval requirements of the council. He said others are to conduct routine monitoring and inspection for compliance with the standard of practice; apprehend, prosecute quacks, and discipline professionals involved in unwholesome and sub-standard practices. On education, the registrar said the council conducted routine assessments of universities offering Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science programme and Colleges of Health Technology offering Medical Laboratory Technicians programme.
Erhabor said that the council used structured resource verification and accreditation checklists, in line with the council’s minimum academic standard to conduct the routine assessment. He added, “These resource verification and accreditation assessments were done with a view to assessing the ma.