Sindh Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Dr Sikandar Mandhro has urged the professional bodies of medical community to help government in developing sense of ownership among citizens about series of laws adopted for protection of their rights.
Addressing the members of PMA-Karachi Thursday evening in a session organised to discuss Healthcare Commission Bill adopted by the provincial assembly, only recently, he said there were also several other bills adopted with absolute sincerity of purpose.
“Implementation of these is a challenge and require support and coordination of all stakeholders including government, healthcare providers and above all the people in general,” said the minister.
He said it was again a joint responsibility of the government, professional bodies and media to sensitize citizens about their rights and the avenues that exist to protect the same.
Dr Mandhro in this context also referred to the Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition Act 2013, which he said was extremely crucial for the healthy future of the nation.
This is besides the Sindh Environment Protection Act, Safe Blood Transfusion Act, and so forth, he said. “We need to develop ownership for these extremely important pieces of legislation,” the minister reiterated and assured that the government will also be extremely conscious towards its responsibility of getting these implemented.
