An island wide search operations are to be conducted in first week of February to arrest around 40,000 quack doctors practicing throughout the country according to Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA).the police department is due to carryout these search operations with the assistance of ministry of health.The police ha s already set up an information office at Mirihana Police Station in view of receiving information on quack doctors.
The ministry of health has also decided to tightened the laws related to punishing of quack doctors and according to ministry sources under the new law a quack will be received minimum of 5 year imprisonment .
