People not wearing face masks is admin’s failure: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday strongly condemned the irresponsible behaviour of Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag as the latter has suspended one medico Dr Nisar Ahmed, currently posted PHC Sadiwara.
President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said the said doctor has been relentlessly working during the Covid-19 crisis and by just objecting to not seeing a patient till he along with attendants aren’t wearing a mask, he has been suspended.
He said wearing a mask is mandatory as per the guidelines of WHO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India, CDC and any violation is a criminal offence under Disaster Management Act that the DC Anantnag should have taken note of.
DAK said Dr Nisar Ahmad has been suspended and humiliated by labeling him for not following unethical practice, which is unfortunate.
The order signed by DC Anantnag mentions that “either a doctor should have provided a mask or a cloth should have been kept in her mouth” amounts to mere mockery of the system.
“The health workers are struggling themselves to have masks being provided by the department and furthermore putting a cloth in the mouth has not been advised by any medical governing authority,” DAK said.
Rather to appreciate the doctor for trying to build a sense of awareness and safeguarding health care workers, other patients and himself from being affected by a coronavirus suspect, he has been suspended just to set the system right, the statement added.
The doctors body said that people not wearing masks is a failure of the government and action should be taken against those who are not following rules not against those who are following the guidelines.
“It is time to stop administrative medicine and interference in hospitals and let doctors to frame and implement hospital protocols,” the medico body said.
DAK demanded that DC Anantnag should immediately revoke the order and focus on enhancing wearing masks so that such uncanny episodes won’t be repeated.
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