The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed serious concern over the incident in Quetta in which acid was thrown on a female doctor. The Secretary General of PMA Central has written a letter to Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif.
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Shoro said that doctors across the country should be provided with security and facilities. He stated that specialist doctors do not want to work in Pakistan, consequently causing brainstorm.
In the letter, the Secretary General of PMA further stated that there is a severe shortage of doctors throughout the country. Despite limited resources, doctors are working day and night. Under these circumstances, it has become extremely difficult for doctors to perform their duties.
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Shoro said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan should take measures for doctors and medical staff in the current situation.
He warned that the country was already facing a serious dearth of doctors and that continued insecurity could further worsen the situation.
The PMA secretary general said doctors were serving round the clock despite limited resources and difficult working conditions, risking their own health and comfort.
“It is becoming increasingly difficult for doctors to work in these circumstances,” he said.
The PMA appealed the prime minister to take concrete and meaningful steps to improve the security and working environment of doctors and healthcare workers in the wake of the Quetta acid attack.
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