The Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has sealed 25 clinics in Islamabad over the past week due to unsafe medical practices that contributed to infections like Hepatitis B, C, and HIV, as well as Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Details regarding the shutdown of these clinics:
According to IHRA, many of these establishments were unregistered and posed serious public health risks.
IHRA’s Chief Executive Officer explained that improper use of antibiotics and livestock steroids was accelerating AMR in Pakistan while also spreading infections like Hepatitis and HIV.
Read more: CM Maryam orders to seal unsafe school buildings
The CEO also stressed the need to improve the public healthcare system, stating that many people turn to quacks because they cannot afford proper care.
The authority warned that without stronger efforts to shut down unsafe clinics and enforce IPC standards, the spread of dangerous infections and AMR would continue, putting the public at greater risk.
