12 medical establishments shut down for violating standards [Archives:2006/938/Local News]

SANA'A, April 15 ) On Saturday, Sana'a governorate's Public Health and Population Office closed 12 medical establishments, including clinics and pharmacies, for violating health standards and specifications.

Dr. Khalid Al-Muntaser, General Manager of the Public Health and Population Office, confirmed that his office shut down five clinics, five drug stores and two injection clinics, seizing and confiscating fake and smuggled drug quantities. He added that health campaigns in nine districts reported closing more than 50 private health establishments.

“There are thousands of smuggled drugs that come to Yemeni markets via border outlets and traffickers who pursue work without any monitoring,” said one individual interested in public health issues, “9,000 fake parcels of drugs were discovered in capital hotels.”

He added that the Criminal Investigation Bureau arrested many vendors selling drugs on capital streets and began investigating them to discover the parties behind such violations, as they provide them drugs to sell on the streets.

Many workshops and symposiums have discussed the issue, revealing that concerned government bodies do not take preventive measures against those violating health standards and specifications.
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