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'Fake' doctor denies being arrested

Reports from the Daily Graphic indicated that the doctor, Adams Arimeyaw, in his mid-50s, was arrested while operating the healthcare facility, ‘Covenant Clinic,” at a compound house in Madina in Accra.

The fake doctor, Adams Arimeyaw, in his mid-50s, was operating the healthcare facility, ‘Covenant Clinic, at a compound house in Madina in Accra

But in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Adams Arimeyaw said the reportage was not true.

“What you heard from them (Daily Graphic), I think it was fake. It is not true that I was arrested,” he said.

He however admitted that he was under investigation by the Greater Accra Regional Medical and Dental Council for not having certification.

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According to him, he has trained in France and has many years of experience as a practitioner in the field.

“I trained in Europe and after that I have worked in a lot of clinics. I was trained in France”, the doctor added.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Medical and Dental Council is set to introduce registration stamps for medical practitioners by July 2016 in a bid to clamp down on fake doctors.

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