Health department employees threaten country-wide agitation against privatisation

Health department employees are threatening countrywide agitation against the government’s privatization programme. At a packed press conference at Services Hospital, “the different bodies of health officials including, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Young Doctors Association (YDA), Punjab Health Alliance, paramedical staff, Lady Health Workers Association and other organizations shouted anti-government slogans and slated the proposed privatization of health department. The leaders of the protest said they have given two weeks to the government to completely give up the policy of privatization and outsourcing.