PHC seals 7,700 quacks clinics

LAHORE: Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has sealed 7,700 clinics and shops of quacks in the province and imposed Rs58 million fine on them so far.

During the last week, the PHC teams conducted raids on various clinics and inspected private hospital. The teams sealed 24 clinics, 19 of general practioners, who had no degree, two homeopaths and one each fake dentist, maternity and joint displacement expert. In 19 centres, quacks were working as general physicians, which included Tauheed Clinic, Medical Store, Khawaja Clinic, Abdul Rasheed dispensary, Shafiq Clinic, Abbas Clinic and Hafiz Pharmacy, Zahid Clinic, Bhatti Clinic, Rizwan Clinic and Allah Nawaz Clinic, Barkat Clinic and Abdur Razzaq Clinic. Moreover, besides sealing Qadri Homoeopathic Clinic and Haider Homoeo Clinic, Hafiz Dental Clinic, Manzoor Ahmed Jarrah and Naseem Maternity Home were also closed down.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12^th, 2018.