Doctors’ services to humanity can’t be measured in money: NA speaker

LAHORE, Nov 13 (APP): National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has lauded the invaluable services of doctors to humanity, saying their dedication, professional commitment and sacrifices cannot be measured in monetary terms.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the three-day 39th Annual Conference of the Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons at a local hotel here on Friday, he said doctors often stayed awake throughout the night to serve patients and devoted their lives to saving precious human lives.
He said Pakistan had some of the finest doctors in the world, but unfortunately, they were overburdened with work and inadequately compensated for their services.
He observed that doctors faced tremendous work pressure but continued to deliver excellent healthcare services despite challenging circumstances. Their contribution to humanity had no substitute, he added.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said becoming a doctor required the courage of a lion and the expertise of a highly skilled professional. He cited the example of his son, who had performed countless surgeries while serving as a Professor of Ophthalmology at King Edward Medical University.
He remarked that the number of surgeries performed in Pakistan in a single month might take two years to complete in Europe and the United States, reflecting the extraordinary workload shouldered by Pakistani doctors.
The Speaker said no doctor wanted a patient to die on the operating table, adding that doctors were also human beings and could make mistakes. However, he stressed that there was a clear distinction between deliberate and unintentional mistakes.
He said providing the best possible care and treatment to patients remained every doctor’s foremost priority, adding that no one could adequately repay the medical community for its services to humanity.
Describing the medical profession as exceptionally demanding, he said doctors’ responsibilities were far more challenging than his own work.
He expressed his best wishes to all participants for the success of the 39th Annual Conference of the Pakistan Society of Neurosurgeons.