Radiographers’ board seeks increased allocation to combat quackery
The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to increase its budgetary allocation to enable the board to acquire more vehicles for improved monitoring and to tackle quackery in the country. Prof. Mark Okeji, the registrar of the board, made this request during a visit by Dr Isiaq Adekunle […]
The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to increase its budgetary allocation to enable the board to acquire more vehicles for improved monitoring and to tackle quackery in the country.
Prof. Mark Okeji, the registrar of the board, made this request during a visit by Dr Isiaq Adekunle Salako, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare.
Okeji, who also chairs the Committee of Registrars of 13 regulatory agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health, stated that the board currently has only four vehicles for monitoring and enforcement activities.
He said, “This is grossly inadequate to cover the entire country. The vehicles are stationed in Abuja, Lagos, Kano, and Enugu, leaving our other offices in Sokoto, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Awka, and Ilesha without official vehicles.”
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Okeji stressed the importance of the board’s monitoring activities, saying, “Quackery leads to misdiagnosis and uncontrolled exposure to radiation, which can be a significant risk factor for cancer if not properly regulated. We conduct nationwide monitoring and enforcement, and this project requires substantial funding to maintain.”
Dr Salako urged the board to adopt more innovative approaches to ensure that only qualified individuals practise as radiographers.
He also enjoined the board to strengthen its monitoring and enforcement activities to eliminate quackery, and commended the board for digitalising its processes.