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| ….says MoH must take some blame By Leon SuseranThe Management Board of Guyana Association of Alternative Medicine (GAAM) has expressed its deep concern over the misconduct and malpractices of self-declared/ self-certified/self-evaluated “herbalists”.The body was responding to reports on a particular herbalist based in Georgetown but who has an office now in Berbice. “(She) continues to endanger the health and lives of innocent people who are anxious to find remedies/cures for ailments that affect their health and well-being, which conventional medicine cannot adequately and successfully address.”“We are appalled at the cost of such treatment by these “herbalists” who continue to prey on unsuspecting victims, observing that there are no regulatory frameworks and mechanisms to control the practice of Guyanese traditional alternative and medicine”, the statement added.GAAM is therefore urging the Minister of Health,Bryan Bickell Jersey, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran,Throwback Jerseys, to seek to register all practitioners; access their credentials; provide a testing/certifying methodology to be certified; act as a “Self-regulatory Organization”; provide Members’ certificates/Diplomas/Qualifications/etc. to the Ministry of Health; and ensure that Members adhere to a strict code of ethics, provide full disclosure of their activities, are “certified by GAAM” and are censured by GAAM disciplinary committee.GAAM has already submitted its proposals to the Special Select Committee on the Allied Health Professions Bill- Bill#15 of 2009.Its President, Dr. Iamei Aowmathi, made an oral presentation on August 5, 2009 before the said Committee. To date, GAAM stated that it has not heard anything further on this matter. The legal and regulatory framework for “health professionals are in the twilight zone even as we continue to experience serious problems with the practice of “Herbalists”.“These infractions/problems/etc could have been prevented had the necessary action to regulate the practice of herbal and alternative medicine with the professional assistance/guidance of GAAM been implemented”, the body added.GAAM established the Guyana Association for Alternative Medicine Institute (GAAMI) in September, 2009 as its education and training arm. GAAMI is registered with the National Accreditation Council Guyana,Chris Chelios Jersey, and works in partnership with Adult Education Association of Guyana. The School of Naturopathy of Zurich Switzerland,Alexis Sanchez Chile Jersey, currently facilitates three alternative medicine programmes.“Shortly, GAAM will graduate the first batch of students who have successfully completed the Healing Practitioner’s Diploma. Among the registered professional members of GAAM are experienced alternative medicine practitioners Dr. Joseph Haynes, Dr. Egbert Peters and Dr. Iamei Aowmathi of the Bakja Health Movement which is the only In-Patient and Out-Patient Traditional and Alternative Medicine Health Clinic in Guyana and possibly in the Caribbean”.GAAM stated, too,Aaron Ramsey Arsenal Jersey UK, that it stands ready to provide timely and relevant assistance to the Ministry of Health and its regulatory agencies to bring herbal and alternative medicine practitioners in line with the law.“Some of the blame for what is happening should be put at the door of the Ministry of Health which has consistently ignored the existence and work of GAAM over time,Clark Griswold Jersey,” it said. |
