PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission sealed 32 medical facilities in Buner district over violations of relevant regulations during an operation.

The operation was conducted under the commission’s anti-quackery regulations, 2022, according to a statement issued here on Monday.

Healthcare establishments were inspected in Daggar tehsil of the district during a seven-day anti-quackery campaign launched on the directives of the commission’s director registration Dr Shefa Haider.

Show-cause notices were also issued to 37 establishments over their non-registration with the commission.

The statement said that a total of 183 healthcare establishments were inspected, and 32 were sealed for being involved in different violations. The statement said in some cases blood samples were stored without screening records and without the recommended standard operating procedures, while in other cases unqualified persons were providing the services.

The anti-quackery campaign was conducted with the cooperation of the district administration.

Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2024