PESHAWAR: Provincial Caretaker Minister for Establishment, Administration, and Inter-Provincial Relations Syed Masood Shah here Friday chaired a special cabinet meeting and discussed matters relating to healthcare and administration. The meeting was also attended by Chief Secretary, administrative secretaries, and other senior officials. The agenda included discussions on various issues related to healthcare, administration and matters relating to outsourcing of different hospitals in different districts in the province. Meeting also considered recommendations to increase monthly stipends for Trainee Medical Officers (TMOs) in the hospitals. Talking to media after the meeting, Dr. Riaz Anwar, Special Advisor on Health emphasized role of trainee medical officers in the healthcare system. He highlighted the demand of medical community for a stipend increase and said that cabinet has approved a 10 percent increase in stipends. APP
