Cross River State Government has sealed three private health facilities over alleged quackery, non registration, outdated facilities, and lack of minimal standard to function.

Speaking during an inspection of some healthcare facilities in Cross River Central Friday, the chairman of the state Taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery, Dr Dan Abubakar said the seal-off of the illegal facilities in the area followed an intelligence information on their activities.

The taskforce chairman listed the sealed private health facilities to include: Gifted Hands Empowerment Foundation in Ikom and Ekori, Rockalive Medical Centre in Nko and Benson Clinic in Ikom.

He noted that the sealed Gifted Hands Empowerment Foundation operated without registration with the state’s ministry of health and also operated without a qualified and licensed personnel.

He added that aside from operating with qualified and licensed personnel, the hospital operated in a clinically unsafe environment.

“With the history of high post surgical mortality rate and it is operated with a quack called Dr Mike.

“Gifted Hands has other clinics in Ekori located in Engineer Sam Eko’s house, Ntan Ekori. It was reported that a woman from Yakurr died in the facility shortly after surgical operation on June 7,” it stated.

Similarly, for Rockalive Medical Centre in Nko, the taskforce explained that the facility was also operated by unqualified personnel, it has poor facilities, and also there is absence of necessary healthcare equipment.

Also, the taskforce recommended the sealing and closure of Benson Clinic in Ikom that was formerly operated by one late Dr Benson Iloani, but presently being run by his wife who is a teacher without any medical training background.

“It has no licensed doctor present. Dilapidated facilities, no basic hospital equipment present, and they are involved in several unethical medical practices,” it concluded.