KP minister accused of ignoring private practice of dean
July 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra of ignoring private practice of the dean of Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi. The YDA claimed that Dr Shamsur Rahman was running his private clinic in sheer violation of the Medical Teaching Institution Reforms Act 2015.
Under the law, a dean or a medical director, once selected in any Medical Teaching Institution (MTI), was not allowed to run private clinics outside respective institutions. In MTI, certain key position holders, including dean, medical and hospital director are paid heavy stipends up to Rs600,000 in addition to getting a brand new car and other privileges.
KP coronavirus patients can get free treatment using Sehat Card Plus
Pakistan
Mon, Apr 12, 2021
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra announced on Monday that COVID-19 patients in the province can now use their Sehat Card Plus to seek coronavirus treatment free of charge. COVID patients in Pakhtunkhwa now treated free of charge under Sehat Card Plus, in both public & select private sector hospitals, tweeted Jhagra, who also holds the finance portfolio in the KP government.
Jhagra said that his government is in the middle of the difficult pandemic and is trying its best to ease the pain of as many as possible .
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Second Wave of COVID-19 in Pakistan Has Reached Previously Unaffected Areas
Courtesy PID
Special assistant to the P.M. on Health urges public to adopt preventative measures as burden on hospitals mounts
The second wave of the novel coronavirus in Pakistan has reached areas of the country that remained unaffected by the pandemic during the first wave, Special Assistant to the P.M. on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan warned on Wednesday, as he urged the public to exercise care to prevent loss of lives and livelihoods.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he noted that the country was recording a surge of new cases daily, and was also experiencing mounting casualties, increasing the burden on the country’s healthcare infrastructure. “I urge everyone to strictly adhere to SOPs,” he said, reiterating that this included wearing masks, avoiding crowded places, washing hands with soap often, ensuring all rooms were well ventilated and that a distance of six feet was maintained betwe