Kano govt bans IV fluid, blood transfusion at patent medicine stores
The Acting Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Khadijah Hussein-Sa’id, announced the directive during a sensitisation workshop for proprietors and medical directors of private health facilities in Kano.
Hussein-Sa’id said the directive was aimed at protecting residents from unsafe and illegal medical practices, and strengthening the regulation of private health facilities in the state.
The acting executive secretary said that blood transfusions and IV fluid therapies must be administered only in accredited health facilities under the supervision of qualified medical professionals.
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