Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, debated 'the proliferation of fake medical reports emanating from public hospitals in Nigeria.'

It directed the Federal Ministry of Health to set up an efficient and proper mechanism to identify and prevent 'the dangerous trend' in public hospitals.

This motion was sponsored by Uche Ekwunife (Anambra Central).

Ms Ekwunife expressed worry that commercialisation of medical reports poses danger to the medical health and safety of Nigerians and could result in fatal misdiagnosis of patients or anyone else who relies on the contents of such medical reports.

She said the integrity of the medical report is being compromised and eroded by the realisation that it may not contain the true and...