NA body recommends to fill PIMS vacant posts on contract basis.

ISLAMABAD -- National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday recommended the federal government to recruit paramedical staff, doctors, nurses, and other medical staff for vacant positions at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on a contractual basis.

The committee meeting which was chaired by its chairperson, Dr. Muhammad Afzal Dhandla, directed the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to fill these vacancies immediately on a short-term basis.

He said that at least a three-year contractual period should be announced for all pending seats to serve the patients and improve the efficiency of the hospital.

The committee also recommended to ask the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to provide a subsidy on the electricity bills of PIMS and Federal Government Polyclinic hospital.

The committee was informed that the PIMS hospital has been facing a shortage of 1,114 posts including doctors, nurses, and other medical staff for the last 15 years. It was further informed that in order to enhance the performance of the hospital there is an immediate need to fill these posts.

Earlier, the committee members visited the different departments of the PIMS including the Cardiac...