LARKANA:The members of All Sindh Nursing Students held a protest demo at Jinnah Bagh here on Monday, demanding an annual examination of their second year which has been pending since last year.
They were holding placards in their hands and shouted slogans in favour of their just demands. Students Kamran Tuino, Danish Tunio, Salman Gadhi and others alleged that they were enrolled as second year nursing course students in 2018 and their diploma is of three years but only the first year exam has so far been taken despite passage of three long years which is unjust and can be termed negligence on the part of the relevant health department authorities. They said their future was hanging in the balance due to an uncalled for delay in the exam. They demanded the holding of exams so that their future could be saved.
Meanwhile, on inquiry it was revealed that out of 145 sanctioned posts of Staff Nurses (BPS-16), 107 are filled at the Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and 35 are vacant. Out of these 145 posts, 105 are occupied by male staff nurses and only 40 by females.
Ten posts were upgraded to BPS-17 but not a single has so far been promoted after nurses’ recent protests across the province for seeking their service structure. Non-filling of vacant posts have added to the miseries of the poor patients as indoor healthcare service continues to decline and poverty-stricken patients face hardships in getting proper medical treatment and required facilities.