Doctors are well paid globally, but not in Pakistan, stated office-bearers of Young Doctors Association here on Sunday. Talking to APP, YDA office bearer, Dr Usman Ayub, Dr Usman Dar, Dr Nasir Abbas and Dr Abubakar Gondal said that their strike could continue for an indefinite period if a notification of a special salary package was not issued. They stressed that the demands for salary raise of young doctors were justified.
Highlighting the “struggle” of a doctor as a student they said that the medical graduation requires six years, including study years at medical colleges. “Then the doctor takes a house job for one year. The total time consumed is around seven years. By this time doctors are almost 26 years old”.“After the successful completion of a house job, the doctor is given a job as medical officer with a pay of Rs 25,000. In this meagre amount how can he support a family ?”, they asserted.They said a banker gets Rs 60,000 with an education of 14 years, a judge gets Rs 150,000 with 17 years of education and a peon of the Supreme Court receives Rs 50,000 with 12 years of education. A policeman earns Rs 30,000 with 12 years of education, they highlighted.They further said that postgraduation degree requires another five years and the doctor-trainee has to work for 36 hours after a rest of 12 hours. During the entire postgraduation training period a person is under huge pressure to study lest he fails to qualify for the degree, they stressed.
They concludingly asserted that the YDA’s demand for Rs 70,000 salary for medical officers and postgraduate trainee, and Rs 40,000 for house officers was justified .—APP
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