ISLAMABAD: State Minister for National Health Regulations Saira Afzal Tarar on Friday said that recommendations for Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) would be implemented in letter and spirit for bringing improvement in the medical field.
While addressing a press conference along with newly elected PMDC President Prof Dr Shabbir Ahmed Lahri, she said, “The unanimous recommendations for the body will be implemented to bring improvement in the medical field and these will be converted into legislation if needed to achieve the desired goals.”
She said that PMDC would give presentations within a period of 15 days to set up long and short-term goals to bring improvement in the medical field.
The minister said that rules and regulations would be adhered in establishment of new medical colleges in the country.
All necessary steps would be taken for eliminating corruption in health sector, she added.
She urged the medical colleges to ensure merit in the admission process to improve the image of medical profession in Pakistan.
The minister further said that PMDC is an autonomous body and the government is not interfering in its functioning. It is the prime duty of the PMDC to restore the “public confidence” which had heavily been eroded over the years, she added.
The minister urged the council to evolve mechanism to address the grievances of people adding that it would have to establish rigorous monitoring and evaluation system.
She stressed better coordination and concerted efforts between ministry and council for setting up a credible system of accreditation, examination and registration of colleges that leaves no complaint of corruption and arbitrariness.
She urged the newly constituted PMDC body to review the suitability and fitness of the decision and recommendations particularly made in the past regarding recognition of the medical and dental institutions in order to streamline the medical education and profession.
PMDC president said that the last glory of the PMDC would be reviewed. He said that all the decisions would be made on merit and elements involved in the corruption would be brought to book adding that PMDC would utilise all its resources to implement the vision of the government to bring improvement in providing better health facilities.
DAILY TIMES
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