The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has said the agency has zero-tolerance for quack practice among practitioners in the state.

The Chairman, LSTMB, Prof. Adebukunola Adefule-Ositelu, said this, in a statement on Thursday.

Adefule-Ositelu was quoted to have said this during an advocacy and sensitisation to ensure strict compliance with the ethics guiding the profession in Eti-Osa.

She said, “Traditional medicine practitioners need to be regularly sensitised so that they can understand the demands of the practice, new trends, expected work ethics and the code of conduct, among others.

“LSTMB has zero-tolerance for quack practice, hence the need for this sensitisation, because periodic enlightenment sessions would help practitioners know the sensitive parts of the job and also know reasons they need to be conscious while practising.”

The Registrar, LSTMB, Mr Olorunkemi Kadiku, said about 9, 000 practitioners have been registered.

“Unregistered members should approach the agency to formalise their practice as soon as possible in order to be recognised by the state government. The agency has been able to register and license about 9,000 practitioners in the state.

“Unregistered traditional medicine practitioners are usually referred to as quacks, and there is no room for quackery in this practice in Lagos State,” he said.