کراچی:  ملک بھر میں عام انتخابات کا آخری مرحلہ ابھی مکمل نہیں ہوا کہ بعض نئے منتخب نمائندوں نے محکمہ صحت میں اپنی مداخلت شروع کردی ۔

صوبائی محکمہ صحت میں بعض افسران نے سیاسی اثر و رسوخ دکھانا شروع کردیا اورمن پسند افسران کی تعینا تیوں کے لیے محکمے کے اعلیٰ افسران کوفون کرنا شروع کردیے اوریہ بھی باورکرایا جارہا ہے کہ اس بار محکمہ صحت کا وزیر یا مشیرہماری پارٹی کا ہوگا جبکہ ابھی اقتدارکی منتقلی کا مرحلہ باقی ہے، دوسری جانب محکمے میں سیاسی وابستگی نہ رکھنے والے ملازمین اور افسران ڈرے اور سہمے ہوئے ہیں۔

تفصیلات کے مطابق صوبا ئی محکمہ صحت میں اندرون سندھ سے منتخب ہونیوالے بعض نمائندوں نے محکمے کے افسران پر ابھی سے مداخلت اوردباؤ ڈالنا شروع کردیا اوریہ تا ثردیا جارہا ہے کہ محکمہ صحت ہما ری پارٹی کا ہوگا ، محکمے کے ایک افسرکے مطابق جمعہ سے انتخابات کی چھٹیوں کے چاردن بعد پیرکو محکمہ صحت کے دفاتر کھلے تو اندرون سندھ کے بعض منتخب نمائندوں نے محکمے کے افسران کواپنا اثرورسوخ دکھا نا شروع کردیا اور من پسند تعیناتیوں کے لیے فون کا سلسلہ بھی شروع کردیا ۔

ایک افسر نے بتایا کہ ایک منتخب نمائندے نے تو او پی ایس سے ہٹائے جانے والے افسرکی دوبارہ اوپی ایس میں تعیناتی کیلیے فون کر ڈالا، افسر نے اپنا نام ظاہر نہ کرنے پر بتایا کہ انتخابات میں منتخب ہونے والے بعض امیدواروں نے ابھی سے مداخلت شروع کردی جبکہ ابھی الیکشن کمیشن کی جانب سے منتخب ہونے والے امیدواروںکا نوٹیفکیشن آنا باقی ہے، مذکورہ افسرکے مطابق جمہوری دورمیں بیوروکریٹس شدید دباؤمیں کام کرتے ہیں،تبادلوں کے خوف سے بعض منتخب نمائندوں کے کام بھی کرنے پڑتے ہیں۔

The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) is ecstatic to be the host of Conference 2013. The Bahamas, the home of hospitality eagerly awaits your arrival to our shores. The awe striking beauty of our islands will astound you in the place we say that God Lives and vacations at the same time.

The Local organizing committee, made up of key BPA members and industry leaders in country, are guided by our Ministry of Tourism, is working on the finer details of your experience in and out of conference to include sightseeing and the opportunity to explore every aspect of our culture.

Please do not hesitate to contact the BPA Conference Secretariat with any questions that you may have. We are here to serve you.

We welcome you to prepare yourself to embrace “the time of your life”

Conference 2013 has coined a challenging theme “Enhancing Pharmaceutical Care Through Technology”. Following are key topics for the conference:

·       HIV and Aids

·       Malaria

·       Chronic Disease Management

·       Tuberculosis

·       Disabilities and the Pharmacist’s Role

·       Clinical Interventions from Data Collection

·       Healthcare Systems Information Technology Development

·       Statistical Collation of Data for Best Clinical Outcomes

·       Developing a Seamless Medication Administration System

·       Technology and Medication Error Reduction

·       Medication Safety and Diverse Pharmacy Hardware

·       Integrated Hospitals Systems

·       Software

·       Retail Pharmacy Technology

·       Stand Alone Hospital Pharmacy Software

The organizers have announced second stage of the early bird registration period for the conference. Early Bird registration gives the best rate for the conference and ends May 31st. The conference website (https://www.pharmacybahamas.com) is also ready to accept credit card payments. Attached are the flyers which include the itinerary at a glance and the rates for registration. Please feel free to circulate these amongst your friends and colleagues.

For further details please visit www.ppapak.org.pk/cpa2013 and www.pharmacybahamas.comor email at info@ppapak.org.pk

Thank you and Splendid Regards,

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The Secretary,

Pakistan Pharmacy Council,

Islamabad

Subject: Equivalence of M. Phil Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry,     Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy) to other allied health degrees

Sir,

Respectfully stated that  candidates for the post of Assistant Drug Controller whose  master degrees are not from the Pharmacy institutes have filed a case in the Lahore High Courts for  equivalence of their degrees to that of M. Phil Pharmacy. To our knowledge, the Honorable Courts have directed the Punjab Health Department to refer this case to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. This is an important matter that needs your kind attention and favorable action. A brief review of the matter is given as follows:

Background: The above stated posts were advertized by the Punjab Public Services Commission (PPSC) with eligibility as M. Phil Pharmaceutics/equivalents. Many applicants against this post were non-pharmacists/pharmacy graduates having masters from disciplines other than Pharmacy. The applicants except M. Phil Pharmaceutics were declared ineligible by the PPSC.  Consequently, the sufferers filed their complaints to Department of Health Lahore and Higher Education Department, Punjab. As a result, a committee was formulated to ascertain the eligibility, and they invited three experts from pharmacy institutes including ourselves.

Decision of the Committee: All the experts and members of the committee unanimously decided that for the said post all the candidates having B. Pharmacy/Pharm. D with M.Phil Pharmacy (any of the four disciplines, i.e., Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy) from any HEC recognized and Pharmacy council-accredited university are eligible. This is in accord with the specified requirements of the post. By doing so, all the non-pharmacists or the pharmacists who have done masters in disciplines other than Pharmacy became ineligible.

Proposed action: You are requested kindly to inform all the heads of Pharmacy institutes that if they are called for their opinion on the matter, they should understand the needs of the post and that two masters may be academically equivalent but not professionally. The HEC should also be persuaded for the same and requested not to issue equivalence certificate of M. Phil Pharmacy and M. Phil in other subjects on the grounds that Pharm. D and MBBS can never be equivalent professionally though have the qualifications of equal number of years.

Looking forward for your necessary action

 Prof. Dr. Taha Nazir B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D.; President Pakistan Pharmacist Federation, C.: 0321 222 0885, E.: taha.nazir@uos.edu.pk, W.: www.pharmafed.com

Prof. Dr. Khalid Hussain B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D.: University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore

Prof. Dr. Nadeem Irfan Bukhari B.Pharm., M.Phil., Ph.D.; University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore

Distribution:

President PPA Center, PPA Punjab, All Heads of Pharmacy Departments

Secretaries; Provincial Pharmacy Councils.

Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Lahore,  Pakistan

Najam Saithi; Care Taker Chief Minister, Government of Punjab, Pakistan