LAHORE: Chief Justice Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took notice of the implantation of fake stents in heart patients in Mayo Hospital Lahore on Tuesday.
He has ordered Director General Inspector to take action on the same.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided a meeting on Monday to review the matter in detail.
Specialised Health and Medical Education Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique, Specialised Health and Medical Education Secretary, Special Branch additional IG and Punjab Institute of Cardiology CEO also attended the meeting while Pakistan Drug Regulatory Authority CEO and Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Director participated through a video-link.
The CM ordered an inquiry into the matter and constituted a committee headed by the Chief Minister Inspection Team chairman and ordered the committee to submit a report within seven days.
Shahbaz Sharif directed strict implementation of the ban on entry of unregistered vendors in the hospitals and said that no complaint should be received in this regard in future.
He said that the model of Punjab Institute of Cardiology should be ensured by all the hospitals regarding stents implantation.
