Dhanusha, Dec. 22 -- Well Care Diagnostic Pathology Lab operates in front of the Janakpur Provincial Hospital in Janakpur Hospital Road. The lab, which is not registered with the local unit, is currently running with only one lab assistant.

But it is not only Well Care Lab that is operating without registration and with inadequate manpower. There are dozens of other labs operating similarly in the hospital area. And this lack of monitoring illegal pathology labs is putting increasing risk on human health, say locals.

Mundrika Singh, the health coordinator of Janakpur Sub Metropolis, said some of the labs (which were registered in the past) have not renewed their licence. The Janakpur Sub Metropolis does not have a record of the total nu...