Action against illegal laboratories

FAISALABAD: In view of health hazards and environmental pollution, the district administration has decided to launch a crackdown against illegal and substandard clinical laboratories.

The decision was taken in a meeting that was held to review the hazards of environment. It was chaired by District Coordination officer Sulaiman Ghani.

The DCO announced that clinical laboratories running illegally and without qualified persons would be sealed by the health department.

He pointed out that a joint operation by the health and environment departments should be conducted to check the legality of clinical laboratories.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 11^th, 2016.