Office bearers of the Sindh Paramedical Staff Welfare Association (SPSWA) announced at a press conference on Monday that they will stage a sit in outside the Governor House on April 4, until the government adresses their grievances.
SPSWA president Mohammad Musharraf claimed that the paramedics in the province continue to work without any proper service structure, which deprives them of promotions and wage increases. He lamented that the government consulted doctors while it designed its health policy, but ignored the paramedic staff. “We work harder than doctors, and face all kinds of problems during emergencies. The government should appreciate the importance of our work.”
The SPSWA represents public hospital employees who work from grades 1 to 16.
While talking to The Express Tribune, Musharraf claimed that nearly 22,000 paramedics are suffering due to the government’s indifference. “We don’t want to make lives for patients miserable at hospitals. Therefore, we plan to run our protest movement from March 20 in a peaceful manner.”
The SPSWA president said that members of his organisation met the provincial health secretary, Hashim Raza Zaidi, nearly 10 days back. However, Musharraf said that his colleagues were still waiting for health secretary to follow through on his promises.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 14th, 2012.
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