PHC directed HCC to submit Reply about rates before first week of July
PESHAWAR,( kikx now ) Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) has
directed to Health Care Commission (HCC) to submit reply regarding uniformity
fees of hospitals, clinics and laboratories were not implemented.
The case heard by two
member-bench headed by Chief Justice PHC, which directed the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) HCC to submit the report before June -02 2020.
The CEO HCC requested the
honorable court to grant for some to submit the report, which the CJ PHC
accepted it and the case adjourned till June, 02, 2020.
Contempt of court petition
was filed in Peshawar High Court for Non-Uniformity in rates of Laboratories,
Clinics and Hospitals in wake of COVID-19 Epidemic.
Advocate Saifullah Muhib
Kakakhel filed a contempt of court Petition in writ Petition no 4802-P/ 2017 in
which division bench of Peshawar High Court headed by Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad
Seth ordered Health Care Commission to fix and bring uniformity in rates of all
laboratories, clinics and hospitals.
The petition is filed
against CEO of Health Care Commission, Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and
Director General Health, asking the court to punish them severely like
Islamabad High Court recently sentenced Secretary Health to 6 months
imprisonment for not implementing decision.
It is worth noting
mentioning here that in writ petition No.3254-P of 2017 Popularly known as the
Dengue Virus Case, through order of Peshawar High court, uniform rates of
Dangue Test, MP and CBC were fixed by the Heal Care Commission by issuing a
public notice. Which was highly beneficial for the public who could not afford
the treatment, tests and medicines required.
The petition said up-to 9600
rupees is charged for COVID-19 tests even when the kits have been donated to
Pakistan as a relief package. Mr. Kakakhel said that Shaukat khanum had been
donated kits and funds as well whereas it is charging more than other private
sector health facilities providers i.e. laboratories and hospitals.
He said that private
laboratories/ hospitals are established as a trust and government has given
them the properties and grants to establish hospitals, however, they instead of
working for benefit of the public and health care, have turned into making
money institutes.
He said these private
laboratories/ hospitals have been given exemptions from taxes to import health
machinery but they instead of serving the taxpayers are used for private
benefits. He added some of these equipment’s are donated by NGOs and INGOs to
carry out work for humanity.
He said the decision of this
Hon’ble court is not being complied with because it would have an effect on
rates of Shaukat Khanum as well which is being operated by Prime Minister Imran
Khan. If rates are fixed and made uniform, Shaukat Khanum will be made cheap
for the public as well, therefore the contemnors have blindfolded themselves to
it.
He emphasized on the writ,
saying that this court had ordered that Health Care commission is not made
merely to issue license but also to regulate rates and all other work related
to regulation of public/ private health sector for benefit of the public.
The petition further says
that contemnors are not carrying out their duty and enjoying prerogatives of
their jobs even though in wake of the epidemic there should be a proper check
and balance on the hospitals and all under the eyes of the contemnors, so the
poor are not expel
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