KARACHI: In pursuance of the directives of Health Department Sindh, Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) has directed Private Sector Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) to register with SHCC for establishment of COVID-19 vaccination centers. In this regard, the registration of private hospitals and labs has been initiated for the establishment of COVID-19 Vaccination Centers.
The Directorate of Licensing and Accreditation, SHCC, had also sent letters to private sector healthcare establishments. The response has started coming in and the Directorate has received 54 applications so far from HCEs for establishing Covid-19 Vaccine Centers. The directorate has already established criteria for selecting HCEs for Corona Vaccine Center and 23 HCEs were inspected against that criteria.
The Directorate of Complaint SHCC has lodged a total of 166 complaints till date out of which 125 have been disposed of, 33 were under process while eight were sub-judice. The team inspected South City Hospital against complaint received.
The Directorate of Anti-Quackery teams paid visits to 244 clinics in the last week and sealed off 69 clinics run by quacks while warnings were issued to 76 others. The SHCC has sealed off a total of 4,617 Healthcare Establishments (HCEs) across the Sindh province so far.