The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has decried the use of unqualified medical laboratory personnel to generate laboratory test results by some facilities, and frowned that others operate under unacceptable facilities that compromise quality, as well as staff and patients’ safety.
Meanwhile, the council has shut 10 medical laboratories in the FCT for not meeting specified standard of operation. Also, two persons are being prosecuted for operating illegal medical laboratories.
Giving updates on the ongoing inspection of laboratory facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Director, Practitioners Regulation and Discipline, Mrs. Ini Edeh said MLSCN inspection team embarked on the inspection exercise to assess compliance with the minimum standards required to operate a medical laboratory facility in Nigeria.
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