Share:ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has said that no healthcare establishments would be allowed to continue their services in the capital after June 2022 without having the authority’s license. He said that with this decision, the concerns of patients regarding heavy charges by private hospitals will be addressed. “With this concept, we want to make the capital as ‘medical tourism city’ where people from neighboring countries can get quality health services. He said that the main objective of IHRA is to regulate healthcare services and establishments in the capital. He said that in order to regulate these health establishments, the authority is working on standards and after completing its documentation work on these standards, health establishments will be examined to know whether these standards are being observed or not.

Source: The Nation September 20, 2021 03:00 UTC