PHC Closes Down 62 Quackery Outlets In One Week
Muhammad Irfan Published January 22, 2020 | 11:10 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2020 ) :Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has closed down 62 backstreet treatment centres of unqualified practitioners of medicine during last one week adding to the total 23,532 outlets of the quack which had been closed down so far.
The PHC enforcement teams conducted raids on 369 treatment centres in different cities as per the census during the last one week.
On average, they raided 46 centres in each city. Out of these, 12 quacks outlets were sealed in Jhang, while the rest included Khushab 11, Layyah 10, Okara 7, five each in Depalpur and Jatoi, four each in Sargodha and Toba Tek Singh, Lahore 3 and one in Kasur.
On the other hand, as per the data, 64 quacks were found to have quit their businesses. Al-Shifa Medical Store, Ali Clinic and Shakir Medical Store were closed in Lahore.
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