Zubair Qureshi
Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination headed by Senator Dr. Muhammad Humayun Mohmand furring a visit to the Federal Government Polyclinic, Islamabad pointed out serious flaws in performance and delivery by various sections and departments of the hospital.
They visited various wards, labs and inspected medical instruments/equipment on the spot and made recommendations for further improvements of treatment facilities and standards.
The committee was informed that Radiology services were also being upgraded with CT scan and Mammogram (MRO for retender) an equipment of worth 200 million.
Question was also raised on the absence of MRI facility. “It is not fair with the people of Islamabad that there is no MRI facility in both Government hospitals, the Polyclinic and PIMS” said Senator Rubina Khalid.
Question was also raised on the Medical Store In charge of the Pharmacy it was observed that the Pharmacy was under an 18-Grade officer who had a degree of BDS.
The chairman committee questioned as to why 80 percent of the beds were shifted from one busy ward and 20 per cent from the rest of the departments to which no definite answer was provided.
The Committee members physically examined the hospital and visited the Surgical ICU, the canteen, the medical store etc and inspected the overall condition of the hospital.
Earlier in the meeting, the committee was informed that the Polyclinic provides Mass Emergency Response and made fastest emergency response on the explosion near the lal Masjid, the Melody Market in 2008.
According to the present status the bed strength is up to 565 providing advanced medical care facilities to federal government employees, their families and general population of Islamabad, its suburbs and Rawalpindi, also serves most of upper Punjab, lower NWFP, FATA FANA and AJK.
The members of the committee who made the visit included Senator Rubina Khalid, Sardar Muhammad Shagfiq Tareen, Sana Jamali, Jam Mahtab Hussnain Dahar, and Senator Khalida Ateeb.
