The Sindh government has directed all its medical officers/consultants not to avail offers from the multinational pharmaceutical firms for foreign tours often under the garb of international medical conferences.
Sindh Secretary for Health Iftikhar Ali Shalwani on Saturday citing the trend in conflict with interest of the department and warned of disciplinary proceedings against the public servants soliciting such favours. Referring to a notification, he said it must be complied with strictly and that all reporting officers had also been directed not to forward such applications to the health department. The health secretary said the provincial health minister as well as the chief minister had also taken strong exception to the trend among doctors to attend international medical conferences and go on foreign tours after soliciting sponsorship from various multinational pharmaceutical firms.