{"id":33299,"date":"2021-01-23T00:21:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T22:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=33299"},"modified":"2021-01-22T19:20:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:20:04","slug":"zimbabwe-warns-over-rogue-covid-19-medical-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-warns-over-rogue-covid-19-medical-doctor","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Warns Over Rogue Covid-19 Medical Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>Xinhua<\/b> &#8211; THE Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) on Friday warned over the illegal practice of one Jacqueline Carey Stone, who is allegedly treating COVID-19 patients using unregistered medicines.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the MDPCZ said the public should be wary of Stone\u2019s practice, as she does not have a valid license to practice as a medical professional in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premises at which she is treating COVID-19 patients have not been registered for purposes of medical practice and thus posing a health risk to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is putting the lives of the public at risk by treating the patients with unregistered medicines including medicines for animal use,\u201d the MDPCZ said.<\/p>\n<p>It added that Stone is conducting clinical trials without the full approval of the Research Council of Zimbabwe, and is also working with unregistered persons to dispense and counsel patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMDPCZ will not allow any registered medical practitioner to offer unsafe treatment to the public of Zimbabwe,\u201d said the body that regulates the practice of medicine and dentistry in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is in the grip of a resurging COVID-19 pandemic. The death toll has risen phenomenally since the beginning of this month and now stands at 917 out of the 30,047 COVID-19 infections that have been recorded in the country since last March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Xinhua &#8211; THE Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) on Friday warned over the illegal practice of one Jacqueline Carey Stone, who is allegedly treating COVID-19 patients using unregistered medicines. 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