PHC seals 556 quacks’ businesses in 33 districts

Lahore: The Punjab Healthcare Commission has sealed 556 outlets of quacks in 33 districts of the province. 

During March, the PHC enforcement teams raided 2,747 treatment centres. 

On 75 centres, qualified physicians have started treating patients at the previously marked quacks’ outlets. 

Also, the PHC has started surveillance of 1,745 centres. Among all the districts, the highest 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 of the Commission has added that the PHC has so far visited over 187,000 centres, and sealed more than 50,000 illegal outlets, whereas on 39,684 centres, other businesses have been started.