On Tuesday (16th July), the health department team sealed Dr Salma Nasir’s Health Care Centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, which was operating without registration. During the inspection, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer also discovered an illegal lab operating in this hospital run by YouTuber and Doctor Salma Nasir. In addition to sealing both outlets, the team filed a written complaint with the Majhola police station to file an FIR.
On Tuesday, Dr Narendra Kumar, nodal officer VAX/Deputy Chief Medical Officer, inspected Salma Nasir Health Care at Rehmat Nagar. Arif (18 years old), a Jayantipur native, was taking blood samples at the clinic. Arif is a class 11th student who has been collecting samples for the past two months. In addition to this, Sana Khan, a Dingarpur resident, was found cooking food at the facility. Swale Khan informed the team that he had a B.Sc., whereas Asim stated that he had DMLT. They stated that they work as laboratory technicians. During the inspection, eight beds, one NICU bed, one phototherapy machine, and an operation theatre were found to be operating. The hospital’s staff told the officials that Dr Salma Nasir runs the hospital. The health department team also found an illegal pathology lab being run in the hospital.
Dr Mohammad Asim, DMLT, and Dr K Kumar, MD Pathology were both mentioned on the hospital’s letterhead, but none of them were at the hospital. Inside the illegal pathology lab, the Health Department officials found blood collection bags, a microscope, a centrifuge, a blood roller, a cell counter, and a monitor. There were two patients admitted to Salma Nasir’s hospital when the CMO and his team conducted the inspection.
Dr. Narendra Kumar, Nodal Officer-Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) stated that pharmaceuticals were found as well during the check. These include multivitamins, betamethasone sodium phosphate, and ranitidine, among others. He stated that the hospital is neither registered with the Chief Medical Officer’s office nor have they submitted any registration-related records to the Regional Ayurvedic Unani Officer’s office. There were no professional doctors or paramedical staff present in the healthcare facility. The hospital had no fire safety or biomedical waste management in place.
