Pak doctors threaten to suspend service
ANI
04 May 2021, 02:56 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Doctors community in Pakistan have threatened to suspend services until the government arrest Pakistan s Peoples Party s (PPP) legislator Nighat Orakzai, who led a mob to attack a COVID-19 hospital in Peshawar.
The doctors accused the woman lawmaker and others of harassing healthcare providers and using foul language against them, The News International reported.
The doctors urged the government to lodge FIR against lawmaker Nighat Orakzai and other culprits under the security act.
The incident took place on Friday night when a boy was taken to the casualty department of Hayatabad Medical Complex with a serious bullet injury on his head from the Jamrud subdivision in Khyber tribal district. The boy was reportedly caught in crossfire between two rival groups in Jamrud.
Pak doctors threaten to suspend services after Peshawar hospital attacked ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 21:33 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Doctors community in Pakistan have threatened to suspend services until the government arrest Pakistan s Peoples Party s (PPP) legislator Nighat Orakzai, who led a mob to attack a COVID-19 hospital in Peshawar.
The doctors accused the woman lawmaker and others of harassing healthcare providers and using foul language against them, The News International reported.
The doctors urged the government to lodge FIR against lawmaker Nighat Orakzai and other culprits under the security act.
The incident took place on Friday night when a boy was taken to the casualty department of Hayatabad Medical Complex with a serious bullet injury on his head from the Jamrud subdivision in Khyber tribal district. The boy was reportedly caught in crossfire between two rival groups in Jamrud.
Doctors threaten to suspend services if perpetrators not held
National
May 3, 2021
PESHAWAR: Almost all major organisations of the doctor community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa condemned the attack by a violent mob allegedly led by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Nighat Orakzai on the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). The doctors accused the woman lawmaker and others of harassing healthcare providers and using foul language against them.
They also threatened to suspend all services from Monday if the government didn’t arrest the female legislator and other accomplices. The doctors urged the government to lodge FIR against MPA Nighat Orakzai and other culprits under the security act.
Peshawar
May 2, 2021
PESHAWAR: Almost all major organisations of the doctor community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa condemned the attack by a violent mob allegedly led by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Nighat Orakzai on the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC).
The doctors accused the woman lawmaker and others of harassing healthcare providers and using foul language against them.
They also threatened to suspend all services from Monday if the government didn’t arrest the female legislator and other accomplices.
The doctors urged the government to lodge FIR against MPA Nighat Orakzai and other culprits under the security act.
Also, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had taken notice of the incident and directed provincial police officer Sanaullah Abbasi to submit a report to him within
Experts highlight need to prioritise health spending
Pandemic resulted in lesser access to healthcare facilities for expecting women
PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The society needs to change its behaviour towards health spending to face the emerging health and nutrition challenges after the novel coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to policy level response by the governments, universal health coverage has become need of hour to respond to needs of the citizens. Noted physicians and experts from the health sector said this while sharing their views with the participants of Universal Health Coverage and Nutrition Integration – Challenges to Health Systems in Pakistan During Covid-19, organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Thursday. Prof Shehzad A Khan, from Health Services Academy (HSA) said the health and nutrition indicators are very poor in Pakistan.