Secretary Health orders to dismiss Drs and staff for wrong operation

Lahore: Secretary Health Punjab Hassan Iqbal has ordered action under PEEDA Act 2006 against the doctors and other staff involved in the kidney operation of a child instead of his circumcision at Nishtar Hospital Multan.

It may be mentioned that a week ago, doctors of Nishtar Hospital Multan displaying negligence carried out kidney operation of a child instead of circumcision. After preliminary inquiry, Secretary Health has immediately suspended the persons involved ign this incident and now has directed to take action under PEEDA Act against them.

The doctors and staff include Dr. Abdul Latif Somro, Dr. Rafique Ahmad Kamran, Dr. Mehmood Arshad, Dr. Tahir Nawaz, Dr. Shabeer, Dr. Navaria, Dr. Moazam, Mst. Shagufta Awaz, Mst. Fozia Jabeen, Zulfiqar Bhatti, Muhammad Ameen, Babar Aslam and Saeed Ahmad.