Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter President Dr Hussain Haroon has expressed concern over non-availability of emergency medicines in the government run hospitals, saying intervention of federal government in provincial health ministry is sheer violation of the 18th constitutional amendment. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Dr Haroon said that incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led federal government was completely failed to regulate the prices of medicines. He added that the sky rocketing prices of medicines in the market have badly affected the poor segment of society as many of the poor people have no power to purchase even life saving medicines for their ailment.
The PMA president also said that the doctors' community rejects the rural health Authority Act and district health Authority Act. He alleged that in the garb of reforms provincial government wish to privatize government hospitals and end the availability of even basic health facilities to poor patients. He also said that the association will oppose enacting new laws regarding privatization of government hospitals and would support doctors' community in their struggle for taking of their rights.
Dr Haroon also condemned the alleged attack and torture on the association's President Dr Ziauddin and demanded registering of FIR against the persons involved in the attack on Dr Ziauddin. He demanded of the PTI led federal government to refrain of making intervention in the provincial health affairs and urged to focus on their own responsibilities of decreasing the recently increased prices of medicines and other medical equipments.