By Gandhya Senanayake(Daily Mirror)
Moves are underway to give Medical Officers of Health the power to take action against illegal medical practitioners in their areas and the circular in this regard is in the process of being drafted and gazetted, Deputy Director General of the Management Services Branch Dr. S.T.G.R de Silva told Daily Mirror online.
He said that the exact number of illegal practitioners around the country is unknown with some reports numbering them to several hundreds, and said that there were already cases against some of these practitioners, that have been dragging on for some time
The Doctor added that it was difficult to arrest these culprits as they often used the authentic details of other doctors - when they were away or at practice- and added that the only way to arrest them was when complaints were received against them whilst practicing .
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Dear Colleagues,
What do you think about this new development.
Should We give "Police powers" to MOHs or "Doctor powers" to the police.
What is the role of the SLMC in this issue?
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