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‘Medical negligence’: Committee formed to probe Fauzia’s death
The investigation team will submit its report within two weeks.
The investigation team will submit its report within two weeks. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government has formed a committee to investigate whether or not its lawmaker Fauzia Wahab died due to medical negligence.
Rehman Malik, the prime minister’s adviser on interior affairs, announced the formation of the inquiry committee on Monday. Wahab died at the Orthopedic Medical Institute (OMI), a private hospital in Karachi, on Sunday.
The committee will be headed by the director general health and will comprise senior doctors. It will investigate whether there was any negligence on the part of the doctors treating Wahab, according to an official statement.
Regarding the terms of reference of the committee, a senior official of the interior ministry told The Express Tribune that the investigation will focus on the time Wahab spent at the OMI till her death.
The committee will investigate the complications that Wahab suffered following her primary gall bladder surgery, which led to internal bleeding, serious breathing problems and ultimately her death. It will also probe into the two additional surgeries which were performed on her to stem internal bleeding.
The team will also recommend a retirement age for surgeons and will also likely spell out guidelines for them on how to operate on a patient in a professional way. The committee will submit its report within two weeks.
Meanwhile, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided OMI and seized records of the hospital, reported Express News. The team also questioned three doctors who performed Wahab’s surgery and took them to the FIA headquarters for further investigation.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2012.
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Zardari sahab get over it. You will only see medical errors when something happens to the VIPS how about a thousand other probes for ordinary Pakistanis. I guess you don’t care about our health care since for your pains and aches you fly to Dubai.
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Seriously Rahman malik now you would decide when the doctors need to retire? These highly qualified people don’t need your recommendations.
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1000′s of CITIZENS of Pakistan are dying each year due to medical negligence. Are their lives any less important than Fauzia Wahab’s.
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Each death resulting from negligence need to be investigated, it requires a legal and institutional frameworks. All lives are precious, no matter who they are. Now the PPP regime will find a scapegoat, punish someone in haste and the live will move on, untill another powerful dies. If the government is serious in doing something about medical negligence, they need to make sure that it does not happen anywhere, enact laws, have a structure to deal with it.
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The case should be investigated at length to determine as who should be held responsible for gross negligence.
Fauzai was a health woman until she was admitted at OMI Hospital for surgery.
In case if her death is due to negligence of doctors than they should be arrested and prosecuted according to the law of the land and the hospital should be asked to pay compensation to the deceased legal heirs.
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The government formed an inquiry committee only when their own member dies from alleged negligence. Lot of the patients only died due to the negligence in government hospitals but our so-called government never really care.
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Shocking. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon. Oh we are going to miss her on talk shows so bravely defending sometimes indefensible PPP actions. Hats off to her for defending Zardari and his assets. She did her job with full integrity and commitment. Big loss to PPP. Very very sad she is no more with us. May her soul rest in peace. Amen.
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Many people die everyday due to Malpractice of doctors in Pakistan. A committee is only formed when MNA from the ruling party dies.
A common man in Pakistan has no rights what so ever. All our leaders go abroad for their treatments.
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Its a positive development. I hope all patients victim of medical negligence get the same importance from power quarters.
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Yeah…..just becoz she was a ‘someone’in the ruling party…………..we got an investigation on the doctor’s professional conduct. And without any doubt there have been innumberable deaths due to the carelessness, wrong medication and professional dishonesties of the doctors and we had nothing earlier. who will answer for the blood of innocent and poor patients of this country who still languish in hospital just waiting for someone to take good care of them.
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Live like a royal, die as a royal. Has there ever been a probe when poor man dies of negligence in govt hospitals??
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Great. A powerful person dies and there is an inquiry. God bless the ordinary Pakistani
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Would similar committee be formed for deaths of ordinary citizens due to negligence of Doctors?. They are also equal in front of God
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If true, then PPP failed governance should also be blamed for this as its a spill over affect on the whole society. She always defended the failed governance of PPP which eventually took her life.
Poor governance filth the whole society.
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High rate of medical errors is Pakistan’s dirty little secret. We have doctor factories (akin to diploma mills) all around the country, but hardly any quality control. Most of the doctors are below international standards.
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OMI management, please get ready for negotiations :), Now its your turn to fill pockets.
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Another SHAHEED in the making……………..
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We surely have way too much hatred & anger in ourselves! Sad.
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At least some action taken by govt against these so called famous doctors playing with the lives of people.
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perfect example of PPP’s mindset to always play victim card. She was ill for 4 weeks, no body cared, now they will play politics on her dead body.
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She should have been taken to India for surgery.
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If the doctors are blamed, VIPs watchout, they will refuse to treat you in future.
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Unfortunately medical negligence is a Worldwide phenomena now. Doctors these days, majority are so POORLY TRAINED!
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ppp should stop politics on dead bodies like butto and banazeer they also trying to get some sympathy from public on this also…plz stop….Recommend
if government of ppp was so serious with her , then why she was not sent abroad for medical treatment please dont blam doctors they have performed their duties very well…
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is any one of above connentators a doctor. I am 100% sure none. Please stop making idiotic remarks about doctors. They save lives. Things do not go always as planned. especially in surgical procedures. which in its self caries a huge risk to which the patient consents. Yes this is why we have CONSENTS. if you do not want it to be done then dont. Retarded politicians and an even more retarded populus. @jat i know Indian doctors too my friend plus doctors from almost everyother major country. everyone is human. similar complications could have happened even at Johns Hopkins.
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and when have these”committes” given us any result, seems to me its only for shutting the people up, we have never seen investigatory results of any case.
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I am sure the proper investigation will result in proper handling. All information has to be taken into consideration before a judgement could be formed.
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Nice post, thanks for sharing very informative information for all.
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