Laboratory Scientists Council registrar’s utterances unfortunate

FEW days ago, the media was awash with news that medical practitioners at some public institutions were working in cahoots with some laboratories to fleece unsuspecting patients of their money.

The story portrayed doctors and nurses at public health institutions as gluttonous agents of specific private laboratories that are only after money.

For time immemorial, private laboratories have complemented public laboratories in service delivery because of phenomenal turnaround times.

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