KARACHI: Grand Health Alliance (GHA) Sindh announced restoration of OPD and other services across Sindh province after assurance from Sindh Minister for Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah. After successful negotiations between government and Grand Health Alliance, it has been announced to restore services in all hospitals.

Minister agreeing to demands said that if salaries of health workers in other provinces are higher, then they will also be paid and other demands apart from Covid allowance will also be considered. He said that every administration is self-motivated to enter Red Zone, but Sindh government did not ask for arrest and lathi charge, however, they apologise for arrests and violence that happened. However a group of Grand Health Alliance comprised on nurses and lady health workers have refused to end sit-in until issuance of notification despite government assurance.

A delegation of Grand Health Alliance (GHA) Sindh on Thursday held a meeting with Provincial Minister They apprised problems being faced by healthcare workers in province and presented charter of demands to Minister. A six-member committee formed by government led by Nasir Shah, Saeed Ghani, Health Secretary Zavalafiqar Shah and others. Parliamentary Secretary Qasim Soomro and others were present. GHA delegation comprised Dr. Mehboob Noonari, Dr. Muhammad Khan Shar, Aijaz Ali Kaleri, Bushra Arain, Akhlaq Khan, Suleman Memon, Ismail Jaskani, Asad Samtio and others.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 18 2022

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