PIMS workers protest continues
February 2, 2021
Islamabad:Clad in personal protective gear, the employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance on the 64th day by assembling outside the National Press Club to reiterate their demand for immediate withdrawal of the legislation.
Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of the Grand Health Alliance Dr. Asfandyar Khan said, we have been peaceful during the last 10 weeks of the protest and have conveyed our concerns to all authorities, multiple times. “Our demands have been conveyed to the government, which should act sensiblly and resolve our issues without further loss of time. Until it does so, our protest will continue,” he stated.
Protest of PIMS employees continues
National
February 2, 2021
Islamabad: Clad in personal protective gear, the employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance on the 64th day by assembling outside the National Press Club to reiterate their demand for immediate withdrawal of the legislation.
Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of the Grand Health Alliance Dr. Asfandyar Khan said, we have been peaceful during the last 10 weeks of the protest and have conveyed our concerns to all authorities, multiple times. “Our demands have been conveyed to the government, which should act sensibly and resolve our issues without further loss of time. Until it does so, our protest will continue,” he stated. The protestors were joined by J. Salik, who criticized the government for not paying heed to the healthcare workers demands.
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February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Can the federal government deliver on its promised reforms in the health sector through the Medical Teaching Institute (MTI) Act in the federal capital? The employees of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) believe this experiment is bound to fail as it is not pro-people.
Dr Faisal Sultan – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination however, believes one of the core reasons of PTI s success in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the introduction of MTI system to serve the people of Pakistan, especially the poor segment of the society.
After the promulgation of Federal MTI Act 2020 in November last year, the PIMS staff formed a Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) comprising medical, nursing, paramedics and non-medical staff. The FGHA is protesting against the introduction of this act in the federal capital.