The Kano State Ministry of Health has closed two private health training institutions operating without approval by the state government, and the relevant professional and regulatory bodies.
The closure was announced in a statement issued by the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Kofar-Na’isa, on Tuesday in Kano.
He stated that the affected institutions are: IBN SINA College of Health Science and Technology, located at Dakata Kawaji and Life Line College of Health Science and Technology, situated at Dakata Industrial Area, both in Nassarawa Local Government Area f the state.
He explained that “the closure followed comprehensive assessment conducted by the ministry, which revealed that both institutions failed to meet the minimum requirements and standards for the establishment and operation of health training institutions.”
He added that the institutions were allegedly operating without proper verification and approval from the ministry and lacked accreditation from relevant professional and regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing health education and training in Nigeria.
He said “investigations further uncovered significant deficiencies, including inadequate qualified teaching personnel, poor learning facilities, insufficient infrastructure and failure to comply with established educational and operational standards required for effective health manpower development.
“The ministry also observed poor adherence to professional ethics, regulatory guidelines and other mandatory requirements designed to safeguard the quality of healthcare education and ensure competence of future healthcare professionals.”
He quoted the ministry as advising proprietors of health training institutions across the state to strictly comply with legal and regulatory provisions guiding their operations.
He further explained that closure of non-compliant institutions remained necessary step towards ensuring quality healthcare education, protecting the interests of students and maintaining excellence in healthcare service delivery throughout the state.
