KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) has achieved a growth momentum of 47% this quarter.
In first quarter of year 2022, a total of 2564 inspection and enforcement visits were conducted by Anti-quackery teams (SHCC). Total 495 HCE’s were found in -compliance of the law, while 1581 HCE’s were in violation under section U/S 39-i(h).
Total 768 HCE’s were officially sealed by SHCC and 813 warnings were issued on malpractice and policy violations. Additionally, 430 follow-up inspections were conducted on previously legally de-sealed HCE’s to ensure writ of law is sustained.
Fines were imposed on practitioners who were non-qualified or working beyond scope of the law. Total penalties imposed on multiple offenders during the quarter was PKR 4.8 million.
According to Directorate of Anti-quackery reports, there was a surge of illegal clinics since January 2022 across the province, creating an urgent need for SHCC teams to probe and identify illegal clinics propping up in heavily populated areas.
SHCC teams worked round the clock with law enforcement agencies for the welfare of healthcare practitioners to facilitate them in registering their clinics with SHCC enabling them to be identified as responsible service providers and not ‘quacks’.
