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Home Lahore PHC seals 556 quackery centres

PHC seals 556 quackery centres

by News desk
April 15, 2024
in Lahore

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The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has sealed 556 outlets of quacks in Punjab province.

According to the Punjab Healthcare Commission spokesperson on Sunday, during the month of March, the Punjab Healthcare Commission enforcement teams raided 2,747 treatment centres. At 75 points, earlier declared quackery centres, qualified physicians had started treating patients. Also, the Punjab Healthcare Commission started surveillance of 1,745 centres. Among all districts, the highest number 49 centres were sealed in Lahore. The rest included 44 each in Faisalabad and Rawalpindi, 32 each in Gujranwala and Sargodha, Layyah 27, and 25 each in Okara and Sahiwal. The spokesperson for the commission said the Punjab Healthcare Commission had so far visited over 187,000 centres, and sealed more than 50,000 illegal outlets, whereas at 39,684 points, other businesses had been started