SUKKUR:
The district administration raided several clinics of quacks in different localities on Monday night in which 11 clinics were sealed and five quacks were arrested.
Following the orders of the Sindh High Court Bench, Sukkur, deputy commissioner Shahzad Fazal Abbasi, district health officer Hazoor Bux Tunio and others visited different localities of the city including, Teer Chowk, Bihar Colony, Bachal Shah Miani, Qureshi Goth and raided these clinics.
The team sealed 11 clinics in these areas and arrested five quacks, while others managed to escape. Talking to The Express Tribune, Tunio said that taking action against the quacks is only the beginning and it will continue until they all are rooted out.
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Due to the lack of facilities in the government hospitals and high consultation fee of private doctors, the poor living in the slums and in far flung areas are dependent on the quacks which helps their business flourish. By visiting these clinics, the poor get consultation and medicines for cheaper price and the quacks take advantage of them.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2015.
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