In a bid to check spread of diseases like Hepatitis B & C, the Punjab government has finalised the draft of 'the Punjab Hepatitis Prevention and Control Act 2017,' which would be tabled soon.
In the draft law, all the important aspects and points including introduction of auto distractive syringes, hospital waste management, dialysis, surgeries, organs transplantation, elimination of quackery, safe blood transfusion, training and capacity building of barbers, use of sterilised instruments, awareness, health education and vaccination of exposed and vulnerable segments of the society, are included.
Punjab Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique said that bold decisions would have to be taken to combat the most dangerous diseases like Hepatitis B & C. He said that legislation is being carried out in Punjab for this purpose and the Punjab Hepatitis Prevention and Control Act 2017 is being introduced very soon.
Salman said that quackery is the major cause of spread of diseases like Hepatitis B,C and HIV/AIDS. He said that a sever crackdown is needed to vanish quackery from the streets and roads for which strengthening of Punjab Healthcare Commission is also very important.
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