Additional chief secretary to lead body to negotiate with protesters today.

LAHORE -- Grand Health Alliance (GHA) continued strike at public sector hospitals across the province on 27th day on Tuesday to protest against Punjab Medical Teaching Institutions (Reforms) Act 2019.

Doctors, nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals stayed away from duties at indoor wards, OPDs, operation theatres and central laboratories, continuing the miseries of hapless patients.

Punjab government has waken from the deep slumber and decided to approach the protesting doctors and allied health staff through a committee under Additional Chief Secretary Sardar Ajaz Ahmed Khan while its members are Special Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Shakeel Ahmed, Fatima Jinnah Medical University Vice Chancellor Prof Aamer Zaman, Chief Executive of Mayo Hospital Prof Assad Aslam and former health DG Dr Zahid Pervaiz.

The commit will start dialogue with the GHA representatives on Wednesday (today) and take measures to resolve all the issues for resuming service delivery to the patients. The committee will hear grievances of protesting healthcare providers to identify their reservations/objections/proposed amendments regarding the MTI (Reforms) act 2019.

The demonstrators have been...