Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 31: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today expressed its anguish over a recent order of Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department whereby medicos have been barred from going for higher studies for five years after joining the peripheral health services.
“This is totally illegal and mere exploitation of the medicos and is like putting a lid on health policy flaws. Higher studies in the form of MD/MS/Diploma or super specializations like MCH, DM and various DNB courses and tenure posts like Registrarships are merely for upgradation of skill & knowledge of doctors, wherein the patients are benefited in a real sense which in turn will improve the overall health care services,” Dr Suhail Naik, President DAK said.
He added that obtaining higher education is the basic fundamental right and no system should restrain its employees from obtaining it.
DAK said that it understands dearth of staff, but rather increasing the buffer quota for stabilization of staff the authorities are putting axe on medicos.
Dr Owais H Dar, General Secretary DAK said that it is astonishing to gag a medico for five long years and stop him from pursuing higher skills in terms of expertise, intervention and high-end surgeries.
Doctors Association Kashmir has appealed to Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dullo to revoke the said order as it said, is flawed and lacks merit.
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