The persistence of quackery in Nigeria has been as a result of the lax prosecution system for perpetrators of the menace. In fact, the head of Otolaryngology department, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Dr. James Akpeh indicated that the failure to prosecute perpetrators of medical quackery has increasingly fueled the practice across the country. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association which was titled “The menace of quackery and the contemporary medical practice”, he noted that the government’s inability to ensure quality healthcare had also increased the vulnerability.
With quackery becoming increasingly rampant within the country, the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has however indicated their plans to curb quacks within management system practice in the country. The organization stated that this move was posed to end the unscrupulous acts where individuals shortchanged companies and other individuals. It was noted that most of the practitioners in the management system practice lacked the needed competent qualification to navigate operations in the management system sector.
Conformity assessment practice necessary to sustain commercial development.
Malam Farouk Salim, the Director General of SON, whilst in a one-day stakeholders engagement for the National Register of Conformity Assessment Practitioner (NRCAP) in Lagos, said that the engagement of the stakeholders forum was immensely important to further emphasize the conformity assessment practice, as central for the sustainable commercial development within every sector. He noted that the importance of the management system practitioners was a major factor in ensuring that the practices carried out by the industries aligned with international best practices.
He indicated that the lack of rules and regulations of practitioners’ activities evident over the years had negatively affected the industry and country at large. Some of these impacts included poor protection of real practitioners as a result of the negative effects of the unhealthy competitions by the quacks, as well as the lack of visibility of competent practitioners which was genuinely affecting patronage and collaborations for an enhanced trade relationships, as well as the poor money value for ignorant customers who patronized these services.
Registration processes are being implemented to ensure impartial process.
The Director General emphasized that the unavailability of an official register for quality practitioners to support national planning of the economic activities that focused on standardization and quality assurance was one big problem which was impacting professional management system in the country. This engagement, he noted, was shaped by a strategic partnership of SON with numerous institutions, especially the SON Management Systems Certificate and Training Services. Salim noted that the registration process, which included approved guidelines were being implemented to ensure an impartial process.
Again, he stressed that the impartiality committee members were from critical industries of the economy such as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), the Federal Competition and Customers Protection Commission (FCCPC), NACCIMA and others adequately trained to handle this task. The DG assured that these were put in place to protect the integrity of the registration process. He stressed that this process would enhance the mutual responsibility of SON and the critical stakeholders in ensuring nation-building.
SON promises to work toward purging quacks in the system.
The first president of the Society for Management System Practitioners of Nigeria, Engineer. Bode Oke assured that the group was willing to join forces with SON to purge quacks in the system, to ensure that customers get the value for their money. He explained that the importance of practitioners were immensely valuable in business growth and development, stating that system practitioners responsively helped companies through quality management system certification, environmental management system certification and food management system certification.
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SON to check quackery in management practices – Lack of regulations have negatively affected the industry and country at large. – Express your point of view.
There are a lot of quackery that are going on in businesses. Standard of organization should ensure they do more to manage and see to this problem from going out of hand.
In general, regulations help to balance the interests of businesses and consumers, leading to a better economy and a healthier society. A lack of regulations can harm the economy by destroying business and harming consumers. Keep regulations in place to ensure the wellbeing of everyone involved.
That part of quality assurance system practise that didn’t have the proper credentials to handle business in the management system industry is the part that needs fixing.
It is unfortunate that our nation’s fragility has worsened as a result of the incapacity of our government to provide high-quality medical care, and I hope that all of us recognise this.
SON to check quackery in management practices. This will help eradicate quacks involved in management system practice in the country and also to
put an end to unscrupulous practices where individuals shortchange companies and individuals
Quackery is now a common practice in every part of country because the government has failed to prosecute them.SON who are claiming to be ready to prosecute perpetuators of quackery were one time inactive. Federal Government need to wake up to their responsibilities and checkmate all these illicit acts.
It seems ridiculous that this procedure would improve the shared duty of SON and the important players in maintaining the construction of the nation, but that is exactly what we require.
Quackery is really putting a lot of lives in danger. The lacuna in the Nigeria system has given room for such practices. SON who should have carried out their duty were at one point inactive. I hope they will be able to check quackery in management practices.
The quackery menace will still continue and will be very difficult to eradicate because the registered professional that suppose to fight the problem are not left out in the bad act.Who can imaging that a consultant medical professional will establish a medical facility and later recruit young girls and boys and said they were learn nursing.
The idea that this process will make SON and other key parties better at their joint responsibility for the nation’s construction is absurd, yet it’s what we need.