Kashmir Unrest: DAK asks doctors to offer free consultation at clinics

President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement urged the doctors not to charge on consultations from patients at their private establishments.

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Srinagar, Aug 21: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday asked doctors to provide free consultation to patients at their private clinics/nursing homes in view of the ongoing civil unrest.

President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement urged the doctors not to charge on consultations from patients at their private establishments.

“In view of ongoing civil unrest, the financial condition of people is really bad. Each and every person is affected and people cannot afford to buy even essentials. We are passing through difficult times and we need to help each other in this hour of crisis,” he said.

Commending doctors for their jobs at the government hospitals, Dr Hassan appealed them to “continue this good work at their private clinics by offering services free of cost.”

He also called on the authorities to decentralize medical staff which is otherwise concentrated in the city.

“Under the prevailing circumstances, it is extremely difficult for patients in peripheries to go to tertiary care hospitals in Srinagar for consultation.

“Specialists’ doctors from tertiary care hospital should be deputed to District/Sub-district hospitals on rotational basis to mitigate the sufferings of people.

“Also, these doctors will provide trauma and emergency care at these places and will save precious lives that otherwise are lost in transit.”