Law soon to cleanse PMDC of corruption
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Ministry of National Health Regulations Services and Coordination Mrs Saira Afzal Tarar on Wednesday said that the government would move forward for necessary legislation in medical education for the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
“A positive balance in legislation is needed both in the sphere of medical education and health management in PM&DC and fair sharing of power between the officials and legislature (executive committee and council) of the PM&DC,” she said and added that zero tolerance would be shown over corruption and mismanagement that has surpassed Pakistan Medical and Dental Council for the past few years.
“This (practice) shrinks the PM&DC’s good reputation of medical education at the global level in particular and at the national level in general.”
Tarar stated this while visiting Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Secretariat along with Secretary NHRSD & C, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi. This was her maiden visit of the Council after the formation of the new government. She expressed her grief over the state of affairs encompassing the once renowned Medical and Dental Council which brought a good name and fortune in the health sector.
She stressed that a fair and transparent system shall be ensured at every cost and all the resources and talent must be used to streamline the medical education in Pakistan. She added that the ongoing enquiries, once completed, shall be implemented in letter and spirit so that black sheep in the noble profession may be exposed and they be made accountable before the law.
Mrs Tarar was given a briefing at the occasion by the Administrator Dr. Raja Amjad Mehmood regarding recent actions on various lapses and to curb the menace of quackery, corruption and fake registrations of doctors and medical colleges. He added that a new electronic data gathering system is already on hold for working and a more sophisticated database would be launched in line with the needs of the trends of medical education in the international market.
“A positive balance in legislation is needed both in the sphere of medical education and health management in PM&DC and fair sharing of power between the officials and legislature (executive committee and council) of the PM&DC,” she said and added that zero tolerance would be shown over corruption and mismanagement that has surpassed Pakistan Medical and Dental Council for the past few years.
“This (practice) shrinks the PM&DC’s good reputation of medical education at the global level in particular and at the national level in general.”
Tarar stated this while visiting Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Secretariat along with Secretary NHRSD & C, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi. This was her maiden visit of the Council after the formation of the new government. She expressed her grief over the state of affairs encompassing the once renowned Medical and Dental Council which brought a good name and fortune in the health sector.
She stressed that a fair and transparent system shall be ensured at every cost and all the resources and talent must be used to streamline the medical education in Pakistan. She added that the ongoing enquiries, once completed, shall be implemented in letter and spirit so that black sheep in the noble profession may be exposed and they be made accountable before the law.
Mrs Tarar was given a briefing at the occasion by the Administrator Dr. Raja Amjad Mehmood regarding recent actions on various lapses and to curb the menace of quackery, corruption and fake registrations of doctors and medical colleges. He added that a new electronic data gathering system is already on hold for working and a more sophisticated database would be launched in line with the needs of the trends of medical education in the international market.
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