Islamabad:
A parliamentary panel was told on Monday that fifteen medical universities were recorded without any inspection during the PTI rule, while none of the 55 nursing universities recently visited by the Secretary of Health was eligible for accreditation.
The Minister of State for National Health Services, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath, informed the National Committee of the National Health Assembly that 55 nursing universities were recently visited.
“According to the report [submitted by the health secretary]Not a single university was found eligible for accreditation. Pakistan’s Nursing Council prepares a detailed report, “he added. During the committee meeting, chaired by Mahesh Malani, Abdul Qadir Patel authorized Dr. Shazia Sobia to discuss the draft pharmacy law in his name. Patel said that as soon as the PPP entered power, he transferred to the authority related to the medical council of Pakistan and Dental (PMDC) to the provinces.
“However, the provinces were not prepared at that time, so the tests cannot be carried out immediately. We want the provinces to carry out their own enlistments,” he said.
The president of the committee referred to the complaints of students of Al-Nafees Medical College regarding non-registration. Dr. Bharath reiterated that 15 medical schools were recorded during the PTI without inspection term, and their cases have been sent to the Federal Research Agency.
The executive director of the National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM) told the panel that the Institute had started surgeries to correct the club’s foot in children.
“NIRM has a medical budget of RS40 million, which is very low. Because of this, patients often have to buy medications. However, we ensure that epilepsy medications are never exhausted,” he said. The committee expressed concern about the inappropriate medicine budget and emphasized that it should be increased. He announced plans to visit the Institute and make recommendations to the Government.
In Punjab, medicines are provided for free through the health card system, but even poor patients in some areas are forced to buy them. It was suggested that Pakistan’s bait should be used to provide medications to deserving patients.
Rayza Khan
