Probe into harssment of doctors ordered

KARACHI:

Sindh Health Minister, Dr Saad Khalid Niaz, has ordered an inquiry into the reported harassment case at Jinnah Hospital's Gynaecology Ward.

It may be recalled that approximately 25 people, including attendants and family members, entered the Gynae Emergency with a patient during the morning hours on February 21.

The doctors on duty were subjected to harassment and verbal abuse. The incident, recorded in a video that has widely been shared on social media, depicted an unruly mob threatening and yelling at the doctors.

A letter issued by the minister on the matter addressed the harassment and intimidation of female doctors at the hospital by attendants.

As per the letter, Dr Niaz condemned the incidents of violence directed towards the on-call doctor, labeling the behavior of the attendants as intolerable.

He emphasised the necessity for legal action against the perpetrators, denouncing the unacceptable violent behavior of attendants.

He mandated an immediate inquiry into the matter, demanding a report be submitted to his office within three days. The incident on February 21 gained traction on social media after a video surfaced, showing a patient's attendant threatening female doctors at the gynecological ward of Jinnah Hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 25^th, 2024.