Health dept fires 39 doctors

Sindh Health Department has terminated the services of 39 doctors found absent from duties but taking salaries regularly.

Taking action against ghost doctors in the province, the health department has issued show cause notices to 507 employees who are receiving salaries sitting at home. In total, there are more than 1,500 ghost doctors of including doctors of grade 17 to 20 in the province, officials said.

According to the received documents, the Sindh Health Department has issued show-cause notices to 507 doctors for absenteeism from duty, while final show-cause notices have been issued to other 121 doctors.

Ghost doctors were stationed in Thar, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Shikarpur and Larkana among others cities.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 23^rd, 2023.