Trado medicine should be inculcated to contribute to Nigerian health system – Dr. Al-Amin
By Matthew Eloyi
The Vice President of the National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners, Northeast zone, Dr. Mustapha Ibrahim Al-Amin has called on the government to inculcate traditional medicine practitioners to contribute to the country’s health system.
Dr. Al-Amin, who recently bagged the Northeast Star’s General Excellence Award in Traditional Medicine, made the call in an interview with Northeast Star Magazine in Yola, Adamawa State.
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He noted that upon his election as the Vice President of the association, he brought sanity into the system by introducing a compulsory screening and registration of all members through data capture to flush all quacks from the system.
Dr. Al-Amin added that he is currently building a traditional medicine research centre in Yola, Adamawa State to enable the practitioners of the necessity of getting modern techniques in the field in the Northeast zone.
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According to him, there are traditional medicines that can cure most of the life-threatening diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, etc. which is why he is building the research centre to boost the morale of members.
