Crackdown on Illegal Hospitals: FIR against 50 Quacks in Sambhal

Sambhal: In a recent crackdown on illegal healthcare establishments, Chief Medical Officer, Tarun Kumar Pathak on Friday said that the health department has taken action against 70 illegal hospitals and clinics. Additionally, FIRs have been registered against more than 50 quacks found operating these illegal establishments.

According to the PTI report, a special campaign was launched in Sambhal, Gunnaur and Chandausi to identify and shut down unregistered healthcare facilities, said Pathak.

As a result, approximately 70 illegal hospitals and clinics have been closed, he added.   

Pathak said that FIRs have been filed against more than 50 individuals operating these illegal establishments.

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The chief medical officer said that "action was taken against quacks and labs which are running illegally" and "do not have any registration".

"In the last one week, we have appointed nodal officers in three sectors of the district. 70 hospitals and clinics which are not registered with us have been identified and closed, and FIRs have been filed against 50 people," Pathak told reporters here, news agency PTI reported.

"Our campaign against quacks and illegal clinics will continue in the coming days," he said.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Telangana State Medical Council (TSMC) had taken legal action against 12 individuals for illegally practising medicine. Of these, eight practised in Hyderabad and its surrounding areas, while the remaining four were located in various districts. As part of the crackdown, FIRs have been registered at police stations nearest to the locations of these unauthorized healthcare facilities. The illegal practitioners were found in Vanasthalipuram, Dundigal, Bachupally, Sangareddy, and Banswada. 

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