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Apprentices seek induction
against posts for pharmacologists
Karachi—Graduates, with degrees in pharmacy, presently serving at
different government hospitals as “Internees” have appealed to be
regularized.
These internees recognized by the concerned departmental heads to be
efficiently substituting against some of vacant positions for
pharmacists in the public sector institutions, for last one year,
are about to be relieved of their responsibilities.
They had been inducted under National Internship Program initiated
by the Higher Education Commission in 2007 to enable jobless
graduates gain first hand experience in their relevant field of
qualification.
“Our case is comparatively different as we were assigned
responsibility in a sector exposed to acute shortage of qualified
manpower,” Subeeca Alvi told APP on Thursday.
The young, energetic and ambitious internee representing her
colleagues mentioned that there were no less than 200 posts for
pharmacists lying vacant, for quite some time, in different
healthcare institutions.
“This is in backdrop of the fact that international standards expect
one pharmacist for every 50 beds,” she said.
“We having served in government institutions for more than year and
acknowledged to have made the difference in service to patients
coming to pharmacy do expect to be regularized”, said Mohammad
Sohail.
The internees were unanimous that their experience as well as
academic qualification deem them fit for the job, easing pressures
on doctors prescribing medicines and helping patients to get what is
actually prescribed.
A senior health department official confirming the shortage of
pharmacists said, as per Supreme Court directives, all vacant
positions in public sector, including that of pharmacists and
pharmacologists have to be made through Public Service Commission.
“These young graduates with the bonus of first hand experience need
not to have any reluctance in getting employed through proper
procedures,” he commented.
The senior official urged that merit as the sole criterion must be
strictly complied by all.—APP
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