Herbal clinic banned for giving ‘false information’

Dar es Salaam. The government has banned Foreplan Herbal Clinic owned by Juma Mwaka for allegedly violating registration terms and conditions.

Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Council chairman, Dr Edmund Kayombo, said the clinic’s registration had been cancelled and was not allowed to provide traditional and alternative medicine to society.

He said the centre had failed to abide by registration terms and conditions. Dr Kayombo said the clinic violated the terms and conditions of its registration by declaring that it was providing modern medicine instead of alternative traditional medicine.

“From now on, the registration of Foreplan Traditional and Alternative Medicine Centre is cancelled for breaching registration terms and conditions and, therefore, it is not allowed to provide services to society and Tanzanians in general,” Dr Kayombo insisted.

He added that other centres banned from providing services, included Mandai Herbal Clinic of Tabibu Abdallah Mandai and the Fadhaget Sanitarium Clinic owned by Tabibu Fadhil Kabujanja.

Dr Kayombo explained that the centres banned from providing services for six months each included Sigwa Herbal Clinic of Tabibu Simon Rusigwa and Lupimo Sanatorium Clinic of Tabibu John Lupimo.

Besides that, Dr Kayombo explained that traditional and alternative medicine services touched directly the lives and health of people, saying it was improper to let them continue without professional and ethical practices.

“Since the services were being provided arbitrarily, all coordinators are required to make follow-ups and take legal action against those unregistered herbal clinics. Proper procedures must be followed through the Office of the Registrar of the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Council,” Dr Kayombo added.

He insisted that every  owners of traditional medicine service centre must be registered,includinghis assistants.