PHC seals 42 quackery centres

LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission has sealed 42 centres of quacks during the last week. The PHC enforcement teams had raided 275 treatment centres in six cities, including 93 centres in Okara and Depalpur where 12 quackery outlets were sealed.

On the other hand, 14 centres in Narowal, 11 in Jhang and five were locked down in Toba Tek Singh. In these cities, on average around 46 centres each were raided by the PHC teams, which were accompanied by the police. Also, 85 quacks’ centres were found to have been converted into other businesses.