Members of the committee urged the ministry to expedite establishment of the healthcare authority as this is imperative for improvement of health facilities in the federal capital.
Head of Information Technology NESPAK, Khalid Mahmood briefed the committee members about bidding for the development of MIS software for registration of PMDC doctors.
The committee inquired about the criteria of selection and the basis on which marks were awarded to the company.
The committee chairman inquired the reason for huge difference and variation of bidding quoted by NESPAK and another private
sector organisation for the project.
He said that the committee's only concern is about quality control and directed the ministry to look into all aspects of this matter and take full responsibility for this.
While discussing the issue of substandard medication, Senator Prof Dr Mehr Taj Roghani stressed the need for discarding red tapism and moving forward quickly. The committee directed the ministry to complete the investigation within a week.
While discussing the issue of fake doctors working in government hospitals, the committee decided to forward this issue to the sub-committee constituted earlier by the committee for review. The committee directed the Commissioner Office Islamabad to begin a drive to monitor such activities in different areas of Islamabad.
On a public petition of Dr Daud Shamail regarding recognition of degrees, the committee decided to call the chairman of the Standing Recognition Committee for more details.
On another public petition moved by Dr Mohammad Irfan regarding basic conditions for admission to homeopathic institutions, the committee endorsed his views and recommended that minimum qualification of FSc is imperative for admission to any such institution.