KARACHI, April 23: The Health Adviser to Chief Minister, Faisal Malik, announced on Saturday to bifurcate the plastic surgery department and the burns centre being run under public-private sector collaboration at the Civil Hospital. The adviser, chairing a meeting to discuss and come out with concrete solutions against problems being faced at the CHK’s burns centre also decided to hire the services of additional and well-qualified staff on two-year contract bases for the centre.
The decision was particularly in the back drop of the fact that extreme care and caution was required in medical handling of burns victims.
Owing to the very reason, he agreed to a 20 per cent raise under the head of economic allowance for all doctors, paramedics and nurses already serving at the burns ward and centre respectively. A post of assistant medical superintendent for Burns Centre would also be created, it was said.
It was also decided that a separate SNE for the very centre would be prepared followed by provision for a P.C. under which ambulances and other important gadgets could be procured.
Mr Malik maintained that stringent action would be taken against those found threatening officials and workers associated with the health department and thus affecting the performance of committed professionals working at the department and the centre.
The adviser urged the administrator of the burns centre to put forward her suggestions and recommendations to streamline the unit’s working.
He made it very clear to all participants of the workshop that quality medical service to patients must be their absolute priority and that he could be approached for the very purpose round the clock.
Others who attended the meeting included Sindh Health Secretary Prof Naushad Shaikh, Vice-Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences Prof Masood Hameed Khan, President Burns Centre Mohammad Abdullah Firoze, Director Burns Centre Dabir ur Rehman, Medical Superintendent, CHK Dr Said Qureishi, Additional Health Secretary Faiyaz Ahmed Memon and other senior health officials. — APP
