MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Today, on National Paramedical Staff Rights Day, paramedics in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir held an event at Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarabad, leaders demanded equal allowances, private practice rights, and promotions, highlighting their crucial role in treating 90% of patients.
The National Paramedical Staff Rights Day received worldwide recognition during which Pakistan and Azad Kashmir joined forces to honour the dedication of paramedics while they served humanity. Different proceedings throughout the day focused on showcasing the essential contribution of paramedical staff in healthcare provision.
The Paramedical Staff Association devoted their National Paramedical Staff Rights Day celebration to Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences Ambore located in Muzaffarabad. This hospital ranks as the second-largest medical establishment in the capital. A large group of paramedical staff joined the cake-cutting ceremony and solidarity walk which took place at the event. Central Secretary General of the Paramedical Staff Association Raja Shahid Munir chaired the event which had Syed Sajjad Hussain Naqvi serving as the chief guest upon his recent appointment as central secretary general.
Apart from these individuals, several dignitaries joined the event including Qazi Tanveer Hussain, Ghulam Fareed Nawaz, Syed Liaqat Hussain Naqvi, Raja Sadaqat Khan, Malik Javed Hussain Awan, Raja Rafaqat Khan, Wajid Chaudhry and Raja Aamir Ilyas, Raja Asad Nasab and Syed Waqar Hussain Gilani and Qazi Sohail Ahmed. Participants at the event joined together for a walk which aimed to recognize the important work paramedical staff perform in healthcare services.
The paramedical leaders including Raja Shahid Munir, Syed Sajjad Hussain Naqvi, Qazi Tanveer Hussain, Ghulam Fareed Nawaz, Syed Liaqat Hussain, and others led the gathering during the walk. The speakers insisted that paramedical personnel must obtain payments comparable to those of doctors because they contribute to treating 90 per cent of patients in state hospitals.
The paramedics required permission to establish private practices through the Allied Health Constitution plus healthcare and non-practice benefits matching those of doctors. Paramedics deliver patient care in closer settings than doctors but receive less basic salary compensation according to speakers at the event. The speakers advocated for paramedic promotion to BPS-12 and desired that professional growth should depend on diploma credentials and work experience instead of BA necessity.
Paramedics demanded that hospitals enforce Supreme Court decisions for seniority-based promotions to BPS-16 and BPS-17 positions. Guests who had participated strongly emphasized their request to official authorities regarding paramedic recognition in addition to meeting their persistent requests.
