Chairperson of SHCC Professor Dr Tipu Sultan while speaking at a press conference at Karachi Press Club here on Monday said that SHCC has launched a comprehensive drive against quacks highly prevalent in five major districts of the province including Jacobabad, Tando Allahyar, Mirpurkhas, Badin and Tando Muhammad Khan, respectively. This action is carried out with Sindh Health Department, law enforcement agencies and local administration.
He said SHCC has two main mandates, to eradicate menace of quackery and to improve quality of care through process of registration of healthcare establishments.
Dr Tipu Sultan said that anti-quackery campaign started in January 2019 in Sindh is a historic initiative from SHCC as people in Sindh visit these quacks due to lack of awareness and ease of access therefore risking their lives in the hands of quacks.
He pointed out this campaign against quacks is to start in Karachi South from next week. Dr Ayaz Mustafa, Director Anti-quackery said during the campaign in five districts, strict warning has been issued to 295 other healthcare establishments to get registration from SHCC as soon as possible.
Till date more than 4500 applications for registration of HCE's were received, total number of registration of HCE's till date is 3493, he said. Inspection for issuing provisional license is under process for 40 HCE's including general hospitals, maternity homes and rehabilitation centers. Training of hospital staff as per standards of Sindh Health has been given to 108 numbers of hospitals.