National
April 30, 2021
PESHAWAR: Three more senior doctors of the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) resigned and joined other institutions due to unknown reasons; but according to certain faculty members they decided to quit after being denied their long overdue promotions.
Also, the faculty members claimed that the three doctors had quit their jobs due to the unfriendly working environment in the hospital.
“The three doctors who left LRH were noted names in their specialties. They worked in difficult circumstances in LRH and I believe they resigned due to two reasons, first denial of long overdue promotions and second the unfriendly environment in the hospital,” said an official of the hospital administration.
AURORA: What is the basis for the government’s assertion that it has handled the pandemic well?
FAISAL SULTAN: We can talk about numbers and other things, but the most obvious objective when the pandemic began was to ensure that the health system was not overwhelmed. There were two peaks and in both cases, we were able to avoid running out of hospital beds or allowing the health system to trip. At all stages, we had the capacity – this is one way of looking at it. If we look at it from the point of view of mortality per capita, it has been lower than in many regions. In fact, the entire region has done better compared to European countries.
PIMS workers protest continues
February 2, 2021
Islamabad:Clad in personal protective gear, the employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance on the 64th day by assembling outside the National Press Club to reiterate their demand for immediate withdrawal of the legislation.
Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of the Grand Health Alliance Dr. Asfandyar Khan said, we have been peaceful during the last 10 weeks of the protest and have conveyed our concerns to all authorities, multiple times. “Our demands have been conveyed to the government, which should act sensiblly and resolve our issues without further loss of time. Until it does so, our protest will continue,” he stated.
Protest of PIMS employees continues
National
February 2, 2021
Islamabad: Clad in personal protective gear, the employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance on the 64th day by assembling outside the National Press Club to reiterate their demand for immediate withdrawal of the legislation.
Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of the Grand Health Alliance Dr. Asfandyar Khan said, we have been peaceful during the last 10 weeks of the protest and have conveyed our concerns to all authorities, multiple times. “Our demands have been conveyed to the government, which should act sensibly and resolve our issues without further loss of time. Until it does so, our protest will continue,” he stated. The protestors were joined by J. Salik, who criticized the government for not paying heed to the healthcare workers demands.
Sh Rashid promises solution by Wednesday
Islamabad
January 19, 2021
Islamabad: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid assured employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday that a definitive solution will have been found to their demand for withdrawal of the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance by Wednesday.
A delegation of the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA), led by its Chairman Dr. Asfandyar Khan, called on Sheikh Rashid in his office to discuss the government’s lackadaisical response to the seemingly endless crisis that has gripped PIMS, much to the consternation of hapless patients. The Minister assured FGHA that he would speak to both the Prime Minister and his Health Advisor Dr. Faisal Sultan, and later in the day, communicated Dr. Faisal’s message saying that the matter would be resolved by Wednesday.