KARACHI:The Sindh government has decided to take stern action against the doctors who have not joined their duties in Thar.
This was decided in a high level meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah. The meeting also decided to issue a final general show-cause notice in daily newspapers before initiating disciplinary action against the doctors reluctant to join duties in Thar.
The chief secretary said that steps were being taken to resolve doctors shortage issue in Thar. He further stated that more allowances would be given to the doctors performing their duties in different health facilities in Tharparkar.
The health department officials in a briefing informed the meeting that the Sindh health department had established mobile camps in 620 villages and had treated 84,126 patients from 14th October 2018 to 30 November 2018.
National Institute of Child Health Director Dr Jamal Raza said that a 12-bed ward of NICH had been established in Civil Hospital Mithi with the facility of an incubator and child an emergency service. He further stated that more doctors and paramedical staff would be sent to Thar.
He further stated that a separate health facility of NICH would be established in Mithi. The chief secretary appreciated the NICH role and said that provincial government would provide all support to NICH for establishing health facility in Thar.
The meeting was attended by senior officers including Advocate General Sindh Salman Talibuddin, Secretary Food Muhammad Rashid, Secretary Finance Najam Ahmed Shah, Secretary Schools Qasi Shahid Parvez, Commissioner Mirpurkhas, Deputy Commissioner Tharparkar and others.