Hundreds of Health Centers Closed [Archives:2000/42/Local News]
October 16 2000
Official sources revealed that the General Administration for Health Inspection of Health Ministry has closed down more than 495 illegally health centers; 350 pharmacies; 90 hospitals, dispensaries and labs.
In a press statement, Dr. Khalid al-Iryani, health Inspection GM said that the administration could sequestrate more than 50 big boxes of expired drugs from some pharmacies and that the administration has formed committees that would be sent to governorates to train managers of sub-administration units for the mechanisms of inspection on private health centers and how to make reports to the authorities concerned on time.
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