PMDC plan targets ending quackry, bad advertisements
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical & Dental Council has decided a plan to prevent non-doctors from practicing and to avoid more cases of fake medical registrations in future. The NADRA, PEMRA and APNS will assist PMDC in this regard.
Taking another bold decision, the PMDC has also decided to ask all medical colleges to allocate 50 percent beds for free for poor patients, a PMDC official told The Spokesman on Friday.
The official further revealed that the council has decided to direct Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and All Pakistan Newspapers Society “to avoid and stop publishing advertisements by quacks and non-doctors”.
“The quacks and non-doctors are, by using their fake registration or authorities, looting the public openly by publishing advertisements in different newspapers. The council has decided to direct the PEMRA and APNS to stop publishing advertisements by elements,” the official further revealed.
He said that PMDC is also looking forward to planning a complete database of current medical staff and faculty registered with the council, with the collaboration of NADRA. The officer said that after maintaining a database, such incidents like the recent fake medical registration scam will not occur in future.
On the other hand, PMDC Administrator Dr. Raja Amjad Mahmood and its advisor Lt. Gen (retd) Rehan Burney, during a meeting with Federal Minister of National Regulatory Services Shahzada Jamal Nasir, have decided to formulate and assure all medical colleges to allocate 50 percent beds for free for poor patients. The free treatment includes consultation as well.
The minister during the meeting has directed the PMDC officials to also establish a hotline network with all the private and public medical colleges to help-facilitate the patient complaints on war footings.
Taking another bold decision, the PMDC has also decided to ask all medical colleges to allocate 50 percent beds for free for poor patients, a PMDC official told The Spokesman on Friday.
The official further revealed that the council has decided to direct Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority and All Pakistan Newspapers Society “to avoid and stop publishing advertisements by quacks and non-doctors”.
“The quacks and non-doctors are, by using their fake registration or authorities, looting the public openly by publishing advertisements in different newspapers. The council has decided to direct the PEMRA and APNS to stop publishing advertisements by elements,” the official further revealed.
He said that PMDC is also looking forward to planning a complete database of current medical staff and faculty registered with the council, with the collaboration of NADRA. The officer said that after maintaining a database, such incidents like the recent fake medical registration scam will not occur in future.
On the other hand, PMDC Administrator Dr. Raja Amjad Mahmood and its advisor Lt. Gen (retd) Rehan Burney, during a meeting with Federal Minister of National Regulatory Services Shahzada Jamal Nasir, have decided to formulate and assure all medical colleges to allocate 50 percent beds for free for poor patients. The free treatment includes consultation as well.
The minister during the meeting has directed the PMDC officials to also establish a hotline network with all the private and public medical colleges to help-facilitate the patient complaints on war footings.
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