Polio resurfaces in KP, Karachi, warns NA panel

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ISLAMABAD: Polio rehabilitation in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi is due to repeated failure to vaccinate children due to poor cleaning and security and operational challenges.

The committee chaired by MNA Dr Mahesh Kumar Milani emphasized that the elimination efforts should be overcome by immunization campaigns and the local administration was demanded to immediately improve environmental hygiene, especially cleaning drains and sewerage systems. Citizens and Perry Urban areas damage the progress made by hygiene vaccines. He called for an integrated, international response to cleaning departments and law enforcement, to ensure both access and effectiveness of polio interference.

The committee also took strict notice of regular and administrative failures within the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and the Ministry of National Health Services, especially about the non -resolution of the medical students’ careers.

One of the major points of concern was the longer problem of students at Al -Nafis Medical College, whose degree and the results of the exams are in the organs. The committee directed the PMDC to summon both students and university officials and resolve the matter on merit within five days.

MNA Dr. Nasser Jat stressed the sanctions against those responsible, saying, “These students are not just mismanagement – they are being harassed and their career is destroyed.” He and other members demanded the suspension of salaries and promotions for the officials who failed to act on time. The issue of Pakistani medical students studying in Kyrgyzstan was also discussed in length. Despite enrolling in the registered Medical College, many of these students were informed after completing their education that their degrees would not be acknowledged.

Chairman Milani demanded that all students entering during the registration period of the company should be recognized without further delay. “He added,” You cannot transmit the burden of regulatory confusion on students after completing four years of education. “

MNA Saban Ghauri criticized PMDC officials for using “ongoing council meetings” as a routine excuse for action. He said, “Whenever you appear before this committee, your excuse is the same – decisions have come, not delayed.”

On the legislative front, “Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2024,” MNA was postponed at the next meeting, presented by Abdul Qadir Patel. However, the committee recommended withdrawing from the “Islamabad Healthcare Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2024” on the condition that its key provisions would be included in the Allied Health Professionals Council Act, 2022, to avoid duplication.

The committee also expressed serious concern over the pricing of medical devices, especially stents and lenses and the absence of quality control and quality control in imports.

He directed the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to accelerate the job process, enforce strict quality rules, and provide a updated about the rollout of its digital licensing and registration improvements. A long -standing administrative crisis was also brought to light at the National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM).

As a result of past surgery, absentee staff and internal hunting, the chairman indicated that the current subcommittee was dissolved on soft and directly involved in the full standing committee. In order to ensure accountability, the camera with all stakeholders has been proposed in a session.

There were also concerns about the dinner hospital, where MNA Shabbir Ali Qureshi alleged that private practice was being carried out during official hours and important wards like surgery remained inactive. The chairman assured the members that the issue would be investigated at the next committee meeting.

The meeting was attended by Masan Sabi Ghuri, Zahra Wadod Fatimi, Farah Naz Akbar, Dr. Darshan, Aaliyah Kamran, Farrukh Khan, Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, Shabbir Ali Qureshi, Azim Adhani Zahid Lakhvi, Dr. Adhani Zahid Lakhvi, Dr. Adhani Zahid Lakhvi. Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, along with senior health officials and senior officials of its affiliated departments, including the PMDC and Drip.

Chairman Dr. Malani concluded the meeting with a strong reminder that he could not afford delays, excuses, or bureaucratic non -practical. “Our people’s lives, careers and health are at stake, and we will make institutions accountable.”