Punjab Healthcare Commission Teams Expand Action Against Quacks In 14 Districts Lahore

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published April 24, 2018 | 11:53 PM

In accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court, the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) sent teams to 14 districts for taking action against fake treatment centres of quacks.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Apr, 2018 ) :In accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court, the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) sent teams to 14 districts for taking action against fake treatment centres of quacks.

These teams will be fully supported by the district administrations and police of the respective areas, and have started their work against quacks from last day. The PHC has consulted different departments and stakeholders for ensuring smooth action against quacks and timely submission of the report to the Apex Court.

Moreover, for having the exact location and complete information about the quacks for the officials concerned, a mobile Census Information Manager (CMI) has also been launched by the PHC. During the last week, the PHC teams sealed 100 businesses of quacks in three cities - Okara, Rawalpindi and Lahore -, and their tallies were 50, 31 and 19 respectively.

Since the launch of the action against quacks, the PHC has closed down over 8,550 quacks businesses, and imposed a fine of about Rs 65 million.