As many as 233 paramedics of Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) have been found ghost who are neither working in the hospital nor there is any confirmation of their whereabouts.
A joint explanation has been issued to the ghost employees which says that “during recent verification process, it has been found that you are not performing duties at any block of the hospital, remain absent from duty and your whereabouts are not known which indicate that you are a ghost worker.”
The employees have been asked to join government duties immediately and explain position within three days or else face serious disciplinary action. The ghost employees among others include nine staff nurses, two anesthesia technicians, three bio-medical technicians, two endoscopy technicians, 13 lab technicians, six lab assistants, five dressers, nine nursing orderlies, five dark room attendants, 68 ward servants, 33 watchmen, eight security guards, six store attendants and others. Copies of the explanation letter have also been sent to health secretary, commissioner and deputy commissioner for further action.
Meanwhile, two more doctors have been found ghost which include one medical officer (BS-17) Dr Shakeel Ahmed, son of Haji Muhammad Saleh Thebo, who was granted 60-day earned leave on private affairs by the health department and was relieved from CMCH on August 15, 2012, but he failed to resume his duties on October 14, 2012.
Another doctor is a woman medical officer, Dr Quratulain, daughter of Qurban Ali Shaikh. She was deputed as in-service candidate for a period of three years to complete FCPS-II (Cardiology) at NICVD, but she has not so far joined back since August 27, 2014. The CMCH authorities have sent letters to the health secretary to take strict action and also asked the district accounts officer Larkana to stop their salaries.
