Police asked to shut down Faxy’s Hijama

The Health Ministry has asked the police to shut down Faxy’s Hijama Therapy – a clinic in Hulhumale’ that provides hijama or cupping services – for unlicensed trade.

Faxy’s Hijama Therapy is owned by Fazeela Usman. According to the Health Ministry, it repeatedly warned Fazeela to register with the ministry to provide hijama services.

However, she continued to run the business in violation of the ministry’s instructions.

A police spokesperson said on Sunday that the police are investigating an unlicensed hijama clinic in Hulhumale’ at the Health Ministry’s request.

In its September 11 statement, the Health Ministry said it also instructed Fazeela to take down the advertisements posted on social media promoting medical services under ‘Faxy’s Hijama Therapy’ as it cannot be done without the ministry’s permission.

As patients’ medical records can only be publicized with the permission of the patients, the ministry also instructed to remove such reports publicized on social media while also stressing the information on the reports cannot be verified as the most correct or safe.

The ministry warned Fazeela it will take legal action if she continues to operate the clinic.

She had been issued similar warnings backing in 2019.