Minister promises bill for doctors’ security

Urges graduating medical students to serve in rural areas to benefit suffering humanity

LAHORE:

Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said that the Punjab government will introduce a bill for security of the doctors to perform their duties in a safe and peaceful environment.

However, it is the responsibility of doctors uphold the dignity of their field by serving the humanity with sympathy and sincerity, he said while distributing prizes and certificates among medical college graduates as chief guest at the 7th convocation of the University of Faisalabad on Monday.

The minister said the society respected the white coat of doctors immensely because they served the suffering humanity.

Raja "Many of you have come from the villages. I hope you will serve the people in your rural vicinities because the poor population in the villages suffers a lot due to the absence of doctors," he said.

Basharat asked the doctors to abide by their oath and ensure that just as the university did not compromise on quality education, "you will not compromise on the greatness of your profession and quality of health services".

He congratulated the graduating students and said he was grateful to the patrons of the university who were greatly contributing to the development of the country. Later, Raja Basharat visited the University's Quran Library and planted a tree on the premises.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 15^th, 2020.