Dr Khalid Sheikh the Convener of Committee called a meeting for the Directorate of Anti-Quackery Sindh Healthcare Commission to discuss and decide cases/ applications submitted by the practitioners/owners of the property for de-sealing of sealed Healthcare establishments at the SHCC office.
The meeting was chaired by Dr Khalid Sheikh, attended by Mr Jawad Amin Khan, Dr Razaq Sheikh as a member of the Committee, Mr Yaseen Veesar Director Anti-Quackery, Dr Rehan Khan, and Dr Razia Jameel from the Directorate. The Directorate team presented 104 cases from all 06 divisions of the Sindh before Committee. The members of the committee scrutinized every case, i.e 24 Hyderabad, 41 Karachi, 07 Mirpurkhas, 04 Sukkur, 04 SBA, 02 from Larkana, and 22 appeals for decisions of the Committee.
The Committee recommended the imposition of Rs. 3,405,000 (three million four hundred and five thousand rupees) penalties in all cases against the healthcare establishments, which were involved in quackery practices, non-compliance, and violation of SHCC Act and Regulations.
Dr Khalid Sheikh advised to Anti-Quackery Directorate to nominate focal persons for each Division of Sindh toldge FIR against the quacks, who challenge the writ of the state and de-sealing the clinics illegally. It was decided that property owners of the HCEs, who have rented their premises to the Quacks, will terminate their rent agreement with quacks and get vacate their property immediately.
If any owner found involved to provide support in quackery, legal actions will be initiated against property owners as per law. it was also decided to publish a public notice through media to intimate all owners of the property to follow the legal procedure for de-sealing of property. Any owner who will fail to apply for de-sealing for his/her property the case will be referred for legal actions to concerned authorities.
