Young doctors in Lahore demand end to 'VIP culture' in govt hospitals

[Dawood Ibrahim]

UFUmmay Farwa
January 12, 2017
PAKISTAN

LAHORE: Young doctors on Thursday gathered to protest against the alleged ‘VIP’ culture prevalent at public hospitals.

Refusing to accept the suspension of Medical Superintendent Jinnah Hospital and three professors over the death of Zohra Bibi, the young doctors demanded an end to what they call preferential treatment of VIPs at the hospitals.

The young doctors said public hospitals neglect the poor and prioritise the powerful. They said the poor patients often do not get hospital beds and medicines and have to wait very long to access medical facilities. The ‘VIP’ patients, on the other hand, are immediately provided beds and medicines.

They further said that the General Hospital has 110 beds in the emergency ward but they receive more than 2,000 patients daily.

No major hospital has been built in the city since 1995, they added.

The young doctors called for Chief Minister Punjab to invest money in upgrading the hospitals instead of handing out compensations to victims.

The Medical Superintendent and the three professors were suspended following the death of Zohra Bibi, a 60-year-old kidney patient who had failed to get a bed in the hospital and died on the cold floor of the hospital earlier this month.

CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif had visited the patient’s family in Kasur and handed over a financial compensation cheque worth one million rupees to the bereaved family.


https://www.geo.tv/latest/127083-Young-doctors-in-Lahore-demand-end-to-VIP-culture-in-govt-hospitals

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

Agreed on to vip culture point

 

[BlackMist]

For the first time, they have come forward for something that makes sense. But at same time their call to revoke the decision of suspending MS of the hospital is not a fair call. They are bargaining.

They have highlighted VIP culture of Politicians but what about their own VIP culture. Their known one's get preference in same fashion as politicians do.

 

[RealNapster]

Bhai ye Lahore kay konse Government Hospital me VIP's aatay hay ??????/

 

[H!TchHiker]

Bhai ye Lahore kay konse Government Hospital me VIP's aatay hay ??????/

LOL right at spot...Ya Young mafia don't want to do there job ..Every month they come out for something new in order to get away from executing there duties.Young Drama Association (YDA)

 

[R Wing]

This entire "young doctors" mafia needs to be broken. I am sure they have some real grievances but their way of handling these in the past has been totally thuggish.

The N govt is a total joke, so I can understand their frustrations --- but they brought themselves to the same level by behaving like hooligans and causing various public disturbances in the past.

Talk is cheap. The most corrupt rulers have continuously talked about their love of the country, their passion to go after corrupt people, their love of justice --- but nobody walks the talk!

 

[RealNapster]

LOL right at spot...Ya Young mafia don't want to do there job ..Every month they come out for something new in order to get away from executing there duties.Young Drama Association (YDA)

Sai baat .. saary e nikatoo or haraam and araam kay aadi ho gaye hay.;

 

[war&peace]

VIP culture should end everywhere especially in the hospitals. I totally support them on this issue.