The Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) Dr Minhaj A Qidwai has said the purpose of setting up SHCC is to improve the quality of healthcare services and ban quackery in the province of Sindh in all its forms and manifestations. Presiding over a meeting, he said SHCC is an autonomous body corporate in Sindh to regulate healthcare services and ensure clinical governance.
He also outlined the process of complaints to be received by commission and developing documents of patients, healthcare provider and healthcare establishment. Director Licensing & Accreditation Dr Farhana Memon highlighted the registration process. She informed that registration and licensing from SHCC is mandatory for healthcare establishment and healthcare providers practicing in province Sindh.
The registration forms are available at SHCC office as well as on website www.shcc.org.pk, and can be completed online and after the given timeline the unregistered HCE and HCP will be considered as unauthorized healthcare practitioners in Sindh province and action will be taken against them in pursuance of Section 14 of Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) Act 2013.
The participants shared their experience in their field and ensured their corporation.
The Director General Health (Hyderabad) Dr Muhammad Akhlaque in his closing remarks assured the full corporation from Directorate of health Sindh in execution of SHCC Act 2013, a follow up meeting was planned as way forward.
The meeting was attended by Director General Health Services Sindh Dr Muhammad Akhlaque and his team, Board of Commissioner of Sindh Healthcare Commission Dr Abdul Sattar Memon, Director ICD, Dr Abdul Wahid Wadho Medical Superintendent's LUMS Hyderabad, all District Health Officers (DHO's) Taluka Health Officers (THO's), Medical Superintendent's of DHQ's and THQ's of Sindh.
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