All 'hijama' or cupping practitioners have to take oral and written exams before working at health centres, a senior health ministry official said, as the UAE cracks down on illegal 'home' operators.
Dr Amin Hussein Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary for Public Health Policy and Licensing at the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP), said the ministry would take action against any such practitioners found working from homes. The practice is to be carried out only in proper, medically-controlled settings and supervised by the right practitioners. "Strict action will be taken against any such practitioners found operating outside health centres or visiting residents' homes to do the treatment," Dr Amiri told Khaleej Times.
Dr Amiri said that 42 practitioners had been given licences since the end of 2017, while the ministry also kept a watch for illegal operators. "Residents should not opt for doing cupping therapy at their homes," he said. Relevant authorities will be informed and action taken accordingly, he warned.
He added: "Cupping therapy is useful for the treatment of simple health issues, but it does not treat diseases like cancer, Aids and hepatitis." Dr Amiri said diseases could be transmitted through contaminated blood, if the tools are not sterilised, which is why it's important to carry out the treatment in authorised centres only.
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