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THQ hospital MS given additional charge

CHITRAL: The health department’s move to give additional charge of the medical superintendent of the district headquarters hospital, Chitral, to the head of the tehsil headquarters hospital, Booni, in Upper Chitral district, will affect the functioning of the major health facility of the district.

As per a notification issued by the secretary health department on May 30, Dr Faizul Mulk Jilani, the MS of THQ hospital Booni, has been given the additional charge of MS of DHQ hospital, who will act as its drawing and disbursing officer till further orders.

The post has been lying vacant for last six months after the transfer of Dr Rahman Afridi.

Senior doctor insists health dept’s move to affect affairs of both hospitals

A senior doctor in DHQ hospital requesting anonymity said it was not physically possible for a person to travel over 80 kilometres distance between the two hospitals, and in the attempt of managing both the hospitals simultaneously, he would lose control of both.

The doctor said even after the bifurcation of Chitral district, the DHQ hospital still served as the only secondary healthcare facility and its weakening position was affecting the whole district.–Zahiruddin

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