PHC seals 345 quackery centres

LAHORE:The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has sealed 345 illegal businesses of quacks during the last four weeks in 29 districts of the province.

The raids carried out according to the data and on complaints 1,706 clinics were inspected. Out of these, 441, illegal businesses were found to have been changed. At 108 centres, qualified physicians have started treating patients. Among the cities where the teams worked together with the police, the biggest crackdown was conducted in Lahore where 45 illegal medical businesses were closed down after raiding 231 centres. In other cities, 24 in Sheikhupura, Bahawalnagar 21, Nankana Sahib20, Rawalpindi 18, Multan 17, and 15 each in Okara and Jhelum were shuttered. In Lahore, among others, Health Vision Lab, Rana Clinic, Mahmood Clinic, Healthline Pharmacy, Genome Collection Centre, Shaheen Lab, Adul Salaam Clinic, Ali Poly Clinic, Babar Medical Store, Fatima Medical Centre, Nazir Clinic, Sharif Clinic, Irfan Clinic, Ijaz Clinic, Shaheen Clinic were also sealed.