PHC closes down 23,532 quackery outlets.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) took action against 62 backstreet treatment centres of unqualified practitioners of medicine during the last one week, and closed down 23,532 outlets in total of quacks.

The PHC enforcement teams conducted raids on 369 treatment centres in different cities during the last one week.

On an average, they raided 46 centres in each city. Out of them 12 quack outlets were sealed in Jhang, Khushab 11, Layyah 10, Okara 7, five each in Depalpur and Jatoi, four each in Sargodha and Toba Tek Singh, Lahore 3 and one in Kasur.

As per data...