LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has sealed over 22,600 businesses of quacks across the province so far, according to official sources. The PHC sources said the commission also imposed Rs 460 million fine on quacks. The teams visited more than 51,000 hospitals and clinics etc. Meanwhile, it registered more than 33,000 small and big hospitals, basic health units, clinics of individual doctors, homeopaths, hakims, Pathological and Radiological Diagnostic Centres, out of which 18,000 had licences. Sources said that at present 47,000 hospitals, basic health units, doctors clinics, laboratories, Hakeem and homeopaths were operating in Punjab.

Source: Pakistan Today December 01, 2019 12:22 UTC