Health concerns: ‘Government committed to improve healthcare in K-P’
AMC employees block Mansehra Road, disturbing flow of traffic.
ABBOTABAD:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Special Secretary Health Dr Noorul Islam said Friday that the provincial government is working with “utmost dedication” to improve healthcare facilities, especially the emergency wards, labour rooms and pathological laboratories.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the regional building of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) at the Ayub Teaching Hospital.
The secretary said that an amount of Rs200 million had been allocated for equipping operation theatres with modern facilities in 2011-12, and the effects of improved health facilities would be visible within the next six months.
He urged the doctors to fulfil their duties with commitment and assured them that the government would provide “maximum benefits” to the doctors’ community.
Meanwhile, the sacked employees of Ayub Medical Complex (AMC) staged a protest on the arrival of Dr Noorul Islam and chanted slogans against the provincial government and AMC administration.
They blocked the Mansehra Road for over half an hour and demanded the restoration of daily wage employees. As a result of the protest, the traffic on Mansehra Road came remained blocked, causing severe problems to people. Local people strongly criticised the AMC employees for creating problems and dragging them in the situation. They requested the protesters to resolve the situation peacefully without involving the residents.
The services of 465 employees had been terminated by the AMC administration, purportedly with the blessings of the provincial government, as the health department was facing financial constraints. These employees include over 300 paramedical staff and 50 women who had been working in the hospital for several years.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31th, 2011.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Special Secretary Health Dr Noorul Islam said Friday that the provincial government is working with “utmost dedication” to improve healthcare facilities, especially the emergency wards, labour rooms and pathological laboratories.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the regional building of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) at the Ayub Teaching Hospital.
The secretary said that an amount of Rs200 million had been allocated for equipping operation theatres with modern facilities in 2011-12, and the effects of improved health facilities would be visible within the next six months.
He urged the doctors to fulfil their duties with commitment and assured them that the government would provide “maximum benefits” to the doctors’ community.
Meanwhile, the sacked employees of Ayub Medical Complex (AMC) staged a protest on the arrival of Dr Noorul Islam and chanted slogans against the provincial government and AMC administration.
They blocked the Mansehra Road for over half an hour and demanded the restoration of daily wage employees. As a result of the protest, the traffic on Mansehra Road came remained blocked, causing severe problems to people. Local people strongly criticised the AMC employees for creating problems and dragging them in the situation. They requested the protesters to resolve the situation peacefully without involving the residents.
The services of 465 employees had been terminated by the AMC administration, purportedly with the blessings of the provincial government, as the health department was facing financial constraints. These employees include over 300 paramedical staff and 50 women who had been working in the hospital for several years.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31th, 2011.