Doctors, regulators mull over strategy against quacks

They discuss way forward strategy to increase mutual efforts in the provision of quality health care

KARACHI:

The representatives of the medical professionals and health sector regulators discussed strategies to thwart the menace of quackery in Sindh.

"All stakeholders should collaborate efforts in the provision of quality health care for the general public," Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) CEO Dr Ahson Qavi Siddiqi said during his visit to the PMA House.

He congratulated Dr Usman Mako the newly elected president and other office-bearers of Pakistan Medical Association(PMA). Dr Mirza Ali Azhar former president of PMA was also present at the occasion.

During the meeting, Dr Siddiqui was accompanied by the director for anti-quackery, director licensing and deputy director licensing. They discussed the way forward strategy to increase mutual efforts in the provision of quality health care for people.

 PMA members gave their recommendations on ways to combine efforts together with SHCC and identified key challenges being faced by the health care practitioners across the province.

SHCC CEO further briefed everyone on new training and development agenda aimed to sensitize the field teams going out for inspections of health care establishments and ensure trust and respect with the Doctors community in line with SHCC core values to encourage a 'participatory approach' between the health care practitioner, PMA members and SHCC.

SHCC pledges to ensure quality and accessibility of health care through training, governance and licensing of health care providers and establishments in the province of Sindh.

Special measures are being put in place to control the menace of quackery with the support of our partner stakeholders.

SHCC CEO thanked PMA and reaffirmed the commitment to work together to bring more improvement in the health care system across the province.