KP Health Minister Qasim Ali Shah has taken notice of the news regarding the death of a young boy allegedly due to a wrongful injection administered by a quack. He has directed the Health Care Commission to investigate the matter. Expressing regret over the young boy’s death, Minister health Syed Qasim Ali Shah stated that no unregistered clinic or practitioner should be allowed to play with someone’s life.
He highlighted that a crackdown on clinics and hospitals across the province is underway, targeting quacks, and urged the public to seek treatment from certified doctors. In compliance with the Health Minister’s directives, the Director Licensing and Registration has deputed a team, including Chief Inspector Asadullah Khan and Inspector Shahid Iqbal, to investigate the incident.
According to initial information gathered by the team, the Jehanzeb Jan Medicos clinic in Swabi, which was previously sealed by the Health Care Commission as an unauthorised clinic on March 4th, is allegedly involved in the incident. Initial reports suggest that the practitioner at this clinic referred to himself as an operation theatre technician but failed to produce any documents, leading to the clinic’s closure.
