ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday ordered provision of required resources and ensure quality healthcare services in the Federal Government Services Hospital.

The committee, which met at the hospital, known as Polyclinic, also directed its management to ascertain the hospital’s requirements including infrastructure, human resource and equipment so that the health ministry could ensure resource allocation.

The committee members also stressed the need for provision of healthcare facilities in different parts of the capital in order to ease the burden on Polyclinic.

Members observed that Polyclinic being the tertiary care hospital was also providing services of primary care hospital.

The committee, which met under the chairmanship of MNA Dr Mohammad Afzal Dhandla, visited various sections of the hospital and enquired after the patients admitted in the hospital.

The committee appreciated the services that were being offered in the hospital. The Executive Director (ED) Polyclinic Dr IU Baig, apprised the committee members of the ongoing expansion and up gradation work of various facilities.

The committee was later briefed about the healthcare facilities available in the hospital. Dr IU Baig said the hospital was doing its best with available financial and human resources. He said construction of Jinnah Polyclinic in G-11 Islamabad had been planned to ease the burden on the existing health facilities.

He further apprised that a case for recruitment on vacant posts had been prepared and submitted to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination for approval.

Dr IU Baig also informed the committee members that presently hospital did not offer cardiac, pediatric and neurological surgeries. He also apprised about the dispensaries operating in different areas of Islamabad.

The committee directed the ED Polyclinic Dr IU Baig to recall all the employees on deputation to other provinces or departments in order to replenish the human resource pool.

Among other concerns, the members of the committee including MNAs Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani and Ramesh Lal also directed to address complaints of harassment at workplace, besides also stressing for running campaign through media to create awareness for prevention of diseases.

Published in Dawn, November 18th, 2022