The attention of Association of Medical
Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has
been drawn to a purported 'medical report' on
one of the presidential candidates. The said
report was circulated via the social media. A
closer examination of the said 'medical report'
showed that the report were suspicious
'laboratory test results' which were hand-
written on medical laboratory report forms
claimed to be that of AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA.
Ordinarily, AMLSN- a non-partisan, non-
religious but purely professional Association
would have ignored the incident. But the
leadership of the Association decides to
respond to the ugly development based on the
name of Medical Laboratory profession that
was dragged into the issue. We wish to state as
follows:
(1) Following investigations made by our
colleagues in ABUTH, the report forms on
which the results were written was fake and
are at variance with that of ABUTH Zaria.
(2) Names of three (3) 'medical doctors' were
seen on the report forms- Dr Balla
Mohammed, Dr Gamji A and Dr Bello Yau.
ABUTH, Zaria management has since reported
that there are no such 'medical doctors' on
their staff list. Efforts must be made to expose
the fake 'medical doctors'.
(3) It is not the professional duty of
physicians/medical doctors to carry out
routine and or specialized medical laboratory
tests on patients' samples. Neither is it their
duty to approve nor sign such results as seen
on the report forms. This is the professional
responsibility of Medical Laboratory Scientists
registered and licensed to perform such
professional duties.
(4) The purported Laboratory reports must
have emanated from quacks or persons with
hidden agenda best known to them.
(5) Based on the above, members of the public
are urged to beware of fake medical doctors
and others parading as professionals.
(6) The development further confirms why
strict regulatory activities of all health
professionals should be strengthened so as to
flush out quacks and illegal activities in
Nigerian Health System.
(7) We also urge the Management of ABUTH,
Zaria and the public to note that by Act Cap
M25 LFN, 2004, those who were formerly
called Medical Laboratory Technologists are no
longer addressed as such. They should be
properly addressed as Medical Laboratory
Scientists.
( Our Association is working on internal
control mechanisms whereby tests performed,
approved and signed by our members can be
traced to them any time it is so required. This
is to further sanitize the Medical Laboratory
Services in Nigeria.
(9) Employers of health professionals in public
service are urged to possibly put in place hand
writing detection devices that could lead to
unraveling criminals parading themselves as
professionals in the health sector.
(10) We remain true professionals and we shall
always uphold our code of conduct and ethics
of Medical Laboratory Science profession.
Thank you.
ADEYEYE ADETUNJI TAM,
National PRO,
AMLSN

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