The Young Doctors Association (YDA) on Friday lashed out at the Punjab government`s ads in newspapers, accusing it of starting a campaign against them for demanding increase in salaries and the budget for government run hospitals.
Dr Umer Saeed, YDA Rawalpindi president, told Dawn that the provincial government was spending huge money on advertisements but not providing funds for improving facilities in public hospitals.
“CT Scan in Benazir Bhutto Hospital is not working for the last three months. Similarly MRI machine in Holy Family Hospital has not been used for the last two-and-a-half years but the money is being spent on advertisement against doctors,” he said.
“If the Punjab government is sincere in solving the problems of patients, it should provide maximum facilities in government run hospitals,” he said, adding that the machinery was out of order and patients are asked to get medical tests from private clinics. Contrary to its claims, he said the provincial government had banned using funds for the government hospitals.
Dr Saeed said the doctors were not demanding undue favour from the government.
He said Saturday will be the last day for the medical camps set up outside the hospitals, adding that the protesting doctors would observe complete strike and close down the OPDs from Monday.
Maintaining that the doctors did not want to create problems for patients, he said they have been left with no choice but to go on strike to press the government to meet their demands.
The young doctors` strike entered the 11th consecutive day on Friday. The patients kept shuttling between the OPDs and medical camps for treatment at the government run hospitals in the city.
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