Temporary delay: Transfers in health dept banned

Decision has been taken to collect data on vacancies

PESHAWAR: A ban has been imposed on all transfers in the health department till further orders.

This was stated in a handout issued on Tuesday. According to the document, the decision was taken at a meeting, which was chaired by Minister for Health Shahram Tarakai.

“Transfers are banned for the moment so that reliable data could be collected regarding deficiencies of doctors and other staff at district headquarters hospitals of the province,” read the statement. “Moreover, staff that is to be recruited would be posted against the newly created positions in the department.”

It was also decided that monitoring teams would be constituted with technical people who will visit all the DHQ hospitals in their respective divisions and collect data of deficiency of staff, equipment and other facilities there.

Matters were also discussed regarding the recruitment of staff against vacancies in hospitals.

According to the handout, participants at the meeting also decided to send a summary to the chief minister, demanding sufficient funds for DHQ hospitals so that medical equipment could be repaired.

Health Secretary Mushtaq Jadoon and Health Director General Dr Pervez Kamal were also in attendance.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 19^th, 2015.