Increasing number of quacks and unqualified dentists in Rawalpindi city is irking citizens as they are playing with the citizens’ health and lives and most of the people have been deceived by them. The citizens’ complaints that several areas of the town particularly congested areas are the hub of these quacks. The citizens said that quacks use different tricks to captivate citizens and mint money from them. Now, quacks also use cable networks and gave their advertisements on TV to attract masses attention especially women. The citizens said that all possible efforts are made to promote illegal business of the quacks while advertisement papers are also thrown in the houses.
The citizens have demanded the government to take strict action against quacks and unqualified dentists, who are risking lives of the people in various localities of the city. Altaf Mahmood said that many areas of the city have been neglected in the anti quackery campaigns which was a great injustice with the residents of these areas particularly the areas of low income groups of the society. He said it has also been observed that in many areas the ward boys, technicians and OT Assistants of government hospitals were practicing after putting up fake certificates of Homeopathic which they were practicing with allopathic medicines, while in several areas ‘Hakeems’ were also using allopathic medicines which is illegal.
The citizens urged the authorities concerned to come forward and play their role to curb the practice of unqualified persons and the provincial government should also look into the matter and ensure the eradication of the quacks.
Health organizations should play their role and fully support for the anti quackery campaign. According to some reports quacks particularly unqualified dentists were spreading hepatitis and had taken lives of innocent citizens. The provincial government giving attention towards the issue should launch a comprehensive campaign against quacks. The citizens said that a large number of quacks and unqualified dentists were working in the city and causing to spread hepatitis B and C besides playing with the lives of people.
The citizens demanded an immediate action against quacks and officials who were reluctant to act against them as with their support, the quacks were playing with the lives of the people.
They urged the government to take stern action in this connection otherwise casualties from dengue, hepatitis and other diseases could not be more and more. The citizens alleged that some drug inspectors after taking illegal gratification were reluctant to take action against the quacks. They said that if the Punjab government did not take action against them, there might be more casualties from dengue fever this year.
Special awareness campaigns should also be launched by the government to aware the masses to refrain from going to quacks in case of any ailment.
Zafar Butt not allowed to meet prisoners: JKSM: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Zafar Akbar Butt, was not allowed to meet the political prisoners in Kathua and Hiranagar jails.
The JKSM spokesman in a statement in Srinagar said that Zafar Akbar Butt was restricted by the jail authorities from meeting the detainees including one party activist, Sabzar Ahmad Dar Kashmir Media Service reported. Meanwhile, the Vice Chairman of the JKSM and leader of the APHC-AJK chapter, Tufail Altaf Butt in a statement while denouncing the preventing of Zafar Butt from meeting the prisoners urged the world human rights bodies to take notice of the prevailing situation of human rights in Indian occupied Kashmir.
