GHA warns first strike from November 26 which would continue till their demands are not met effectively
PESHAWAR
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Grand Health Alliance (GHA) has given a call for a strike from November 16 against the conversion of 58 public sector hospitals to public private partnership by the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The alliance announced that except emergency services, no other service will be provided for an infinite time.
The announcement was made on Thursday in the cabinet meeting of the alliance which was attended by Patron-in-Chief Dr Musa Kaleem, Chairman GHA Dr Ameer Taj, Co-Chairman Dr Ayaz Sahib, President Syed Ruidar Shah, General Secretary Qazi Naeem, Senior Vice President Luqman Gul.
Chairman Provincial Doctor Association (PDA) Dr Zubair, President Young Doctor Association (YDA) and president of Class-V association also attended the meeting.
The forum criticized the provincial government for taking discriminatory actions against the nursing staff in Lady Reading Hospital (LRH)and resolved to support the lawful demands of the nursing community.
According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the GHA Nasir Ali Shah that the meeting has decided that if the provincial government did not meet their demands all hospitals in the province will be closed and a peaceful protest will be started in front of LRH which will be continued till their demands were not met effectively.
In the second phase, he added, from Friday Saturday (November 25) all the members would gather outside the LRH hospital for protest which would be continued till the provincial government met their demands effectively.
He said all service including emergency service will be remaining shut during the protest, he warned.
“If the demands are not met then from November 25 emergency services will be closed down in all hospitals of the province,” he added.
Mr Nasir Ali Shah maintained that the meeting has also decided to extend its support for the rights of LRH nursing staff who have been terminated by the health department after staging protests in Peshawar.
The provincial government should withdraw terminations orders of staff nurses in LRH as early as possible or GHA would also stage protests in their support, he added.
