Police shut unregistered cupping therapy clinic in probe
Health ministry has filed a complaint with the police to stop the services of Fazila Usman's Fazi's Hijama Therapy clinic.
Police have asked Fazila Usman to temporarily halt her Fazi's Hijama Therapy clinic for illegally practicing cupping therapy without the permission and registration of health ministry.
Health ministry on Sunday filed a complaint with the police to stop the services of Fazila Usman's Fazi's Hijama Therapy clinic for illegally practicing cupping therapy without the permission and registration of the ministry.
In a statement sent to the media on Tuesday, police said health ministry has requested an investigation into a clinic providing cupping therapy services in Hulhumale without licence.
The matter has been investigated and the cupping therapy service has been temporarily suspended until the necessary permits are obtained, police said.
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The owner of the clinic has been asked to obtain the necessary permits to provide cupping therapy
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Cupping therapy services have been suspended until permission is obtained
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The owner of the clinic is cooperating with the police investigation
Fazeela Usman, who runs the business, has been criticised for her posts claiming that cupping therapy can be used to treat various ailments instead of medicine. They include:
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The clinic was investigated in 2022 for Fazila's claim that diabetics could be treated with cupping therapy instead of insulin
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The place is run unregistered and was asked to get registered
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Service will be provided in accordance with government standards and with permission, Fazila told the media at the time, but she has not yet obtained that permission
Two years later, the health ministry said in June that the quality assurance department had asked the legal department to take action against Fazila's clinic for operating without registration.
It is learned that Fazila received training from a London institute but the certificate was not recognised by the ministry because it lacks important parts such as time to complete.
Fazila has previously told some media that she earns MVR 30,000 a day from MVR 1,000 per session, which amounts to MVR 800,000 per month.
