The Edo State Well being Regulation and Monitoring Company (EDOHERMA) has warned that it might clamp down on unverified well being commercials, “significantly these by self-acclaimed conventional healers and unregistered practitioners selling questionable claims on radio and tv.”
The company additionally urged media organisations to demand proof of EDOHERMA approval earlier than airing health-related commercials.
The Chief Govt Officer of the company, Dr. Adesuwa Urhoghide, gave the warning Friday throughout a courtesy go to to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo state Council, in Benin Metropolis.
She stated the transfer was a part of measures to sanitise the well being sector, get rid of quackery and strengthen public confidence in healthcare supply within the state.
Urhoghide stated the company was established following the signing into regulation of the Edo State Well being Regulation and Monitoring Company (EDOHERMA) Invoice on December 5, 2025.
“The invoice created a single statutory physique answerable for monitoring, licensing and regulating healthcare companies throughout the State. The company has already commenced operations lower than three months after its institution,” she stated.
She stated in contrast to the earlier regulatory framework underneath the Ministry of Well being, EDOHERMA’s mandate “extends past hospitals and clinics to cowl institutions the place procedures with well being implications are carried out, together with lodges, eating places, lounges, salons and spas.”
She added that companies corresponding to tooth-whitening, beauty therapies and different invasive procedures have to be carried out underneath the supervision of licensed well being professionals.
Urhoghide additionally stated the state authorities aimed to place Edo as a reputable vacation spot for medical tourism by means of improved requirements, useful tools and correct verification of well being personnel.
On his half, the chairman of the NUJ, Edo State Council, Dr. Festus Alenkhe, expressed issues over the proliferation of services allegedly registered utilizing the credentials of absentee medical professionals in addition to people falsely presenting themselves as certified medical doctors.