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PESHAWAR, Jan 02 (APP):The Provincial Minister for Health Kkhaliq ur Rehman on Friday chaired a meeting of Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) at the Health Directorate and assured them cooperation and support to resolve their issues. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Health and senior officials of health department.
The minister welcomed the representatives of PDA and emphasized that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss key issues faced by the doctors’ community and to develop a viable and constructive working relationship for the smooth functioning and enhancement of healthcare services across the province.
He assured PDA that health department would prioritize and streamline all pending promotions of doctors on an urgent basis. It was stated that the long-standing and legitimate demands of the doctors’ community would be addressed at the earliest possible time.
The minister reaffirmed his commitment to stand with doctors on every platform for their due rights and legitimate demands and added that government’s policy is focused on strengthening primary healthcare facilities rather than Medical Teaching Institutions (MTIs).
The doctors expressed their gratitude to provincial minister for his proactive and serious role in pursuing justice in the murder case of Dr Warda.