Another experiment to govern PIMS perishes
July 15, 2021
Islamabad : Envisioned to promote good governance at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Board of Governors (BoG) constituted under the now lapsed Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) Ordinance has become part of history, with no constructive work to its credit during a tenure spanning eight months.
Elated health workers Wednesday observed ‘Salvation Day’ at PIMS, which has reverted to its erstwhile status of being an attached department of the federal government. They celebrated their victory with a prayer and distribution of sweets.
The celebration was arranged by the Federal Grand Health Alliance and its constituent organisations including YDA, YCA, as well as associations of nurses, paramedics, and non-gazette staff, who called off their strike later in the evening after a round of successful negotiations with Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan. The workers had been p
Another experiment to govern PIMS fails
July 15, 2021
Islamabad: Envisioned to promote good governance at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the Board of Governors (BoG) constituted under the now lapsed Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) Ordinance has become part of history, with no constructive work to its credit during a tenure spanning eight months.
Elated health workers Wednesday observed ‘Salvation Day’ at PIMS, which has reverted to its erstwhile status of being an attached department of the federal government. They celebrated their victory with a prayer and distribution of sweets.
The celebration was arranged by the Federal Grand Health Alliance and its constituent organisations including YDA, YCA, as well as associations of nurses, paramedics, and non-gazette staff, who called off their strike later in the evening after a round of successful negotiations with Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan. The workers had been prote
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Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga. [File, Standard]
Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga is in a spot for allegedly spending more money, from the county emergency fund, than had been budgeted for in the fight against Covid-19.
In a virtual meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Health on Tuesday, Mr Rasanga was hard-pressed to explain where he got Sh115 million for Covid-19 related activities yet the money allocated to the county emergency fund was Sh100 million.
The Auditor General’s special audit report on utilisation of Covid-19 funds by counties, flagged over-expenditure from the county emergency fund in Siaya.
“It was established that as of July 31, 2020, Sh115,884,928 had been committed for Covid-19-related activities, which was against the approved budget allocated to the county emergency fund for Covid-19 purposes,” read the statement in part. But the governor said the county only spent Sh100 million and not Sh115 million as the special audit report indicated
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Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga when he appeared before the Senate County Public Account and Investment Committee over audit queries at Parliament in 2020.[Boniface Okendo,Standard]
Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga was put in a spot for allegedly spending more money from the county emergency fund than the initial budget in the fight against Covid-19.
In a virtual meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Health yesterday, Mr Rasanga was hard-pressed to explain where he got Sh115 million for Covid-19 related activities yet the money allocated to the county emergency fund was Sh100 million.
The Auditor General s special audit report on utilisation of Covid-19 funds by counties, flagged over-expenditure from the county emergency fund in Siaya.