NAWABSHAH: Sindh Health Care Commission in collaboration with Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad and Peoples University of Medical and Health Science for Women recently organized an awareness seminar on the topic of "Quacks: cancer for Society" at PUMHS Auditorium.
Commissioner, Shaheed Benazirabad Division, Syed Mohsin Ali Shah, Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Abrar Ahmed Jaffar, representatives of Sindh Healthcare Commission, Dr Riaz Ahmed and Dr Lubna, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Gulshan Memon, District Health Officer Dr. Moinuddin Sheikh, Dr. Saleh Khaskheli also attended the event.
Addressing the audience, Mohsin Ali Shah said that the quacks were playing with the human lives for few pennies and were cause of spread of Hepatitis B, C and other fatal diseases. He urged for an effective action against the non-qualified doctors.
The Commissioner said that the District administration, Health Department, Sindh Healthcare Commission and the police were engaged in action against quacks while the orders of Sindh High Court were clear for action against quacks and registration of cases against them.
Abrar Ahmed Jaffar said that action against quacks was in progress without accepting any pressure and each person of the society has to play its role in elimination of quacks in order to protect the society from such elements.
Jaffar said that some of the persons having vested interests and linked to the field of health were creating obstructions in action. He added that quacks and those involved in the trade of illegal drugs were permanent danger for the human health.
Dr Riaz Ahmed and Dr Lubna also said that except those registered from PMDC, NCT, NCH and PNS, all the rest of the doctors, nurses, hakims, health centers and Homeopathic doctors were illegal and more cooperation was required. They called for action against quacks in order to bring all of them in the circle of law through proper registration.
-DN Report