A statement from the Egyptian Medical Syndicate after the arrest of the “curcumin doctor”
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate commented on the arrest of pharmacist Ahmed Abu Al-Nasr, who for years promoted the sale of medicinal prescriptions to citizens via satellite channels and social networking sites.
The syndicate said in a statement that "those therapeutic prescriptions, including what the accused called 'curcumin', were not licensed by the Ministry of Health... which caused harm to the health of citizens and was a cause for questions and complaints from the Syndicate of Physicians and those interested in health affairs."
The statement continued, "The Syndicate thanked the Egyptian security services for responding to the complaints of the medical community and citizens, and for arresting the accused," known as the "curcumin doctor."
The syndicate noted that "the called Ahmed Abu Al-Nasr is not a doctor, and his name is not registered in the records of the Physicians Syndicate, and he is not licensed to practice the profession of medicine."
The Medical Syndicate called on the Egyptian citizen to verify the identity and profession of the provider of medical information and advice, and not to obey any medical advice or prescriptions except from a specialized doctor.
The union also called on "the various media outlets to abide by the law and the media code of honor, and to make their platforms available to present health services and medical information only to specialists and after inquiries from the relevant professional unions."
The Syndicate addressed its members, doctors, "to abide by the regulations of the medical profession when addressing the public on medical issues through the media."
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate also indicated that "the medical ethics regulation prohibits a doctor from using his name in the promotion of medicines, drugs, or various types of treatment, or for any commercial purposes, in any form."
She said that the Code of Ethics for the Profession "prohibits a physician from selling any medicines, prescriptions, devices, or medical supplies in his clinic or while practicing the profession for the purpose of trafficking. Or medical devices or equipment, whether for free or in return for a salary or a reward.
Tweeters on social networking sites in Egypt expressed their happiness with the news of the arrest of the curcumin doctor due to his dense advertisements for unknown medical prescriptions.
And some of the tweeters said, "Finally we're done... and we'll watch TV without curcumin ads every two minutes."
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