Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Altaf Bukhari on Thursday urged Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu to fast-track the recruitment process of doctors and paramedics in Jammu and Kashmir, in view of coronavirus pandemic.
Bukhari said the situation that has arisen owing tocoronavirus outbreak has overburdened medical fraternity of J&K, andemergency recruitment of medicos was need of the hour.
“To fight this deadly disease, we need to have soundhealthcare system and manpower. When the healthcare system is already runningon crunches, the safety of our people is on stake,” he said.
Bukhari said the administration needs to rise to theoccasion and immediately hire technical assistants, nurses, medical officers,theater assistants, X-ray and laboratory technicians and F/MPHWs on prioritybasis.
“We are in a war like situation and we need to fight ittogether. But doctors and paramedics are fighting this disease on ground. Weneed to support them and provide them all the necessary help and manpower,”Bukhari said.
He said shortage of doctors has badly affected healthcareand the fight against Covid-19.
Expressing concern over coronavirus pandemic, Bukhari saidin these testing times, people need to cooperate with administration and stayhome.
“Number of Covid-19 patient is increasing day by day. We allas a responsible citizen need to stay home and cooperate with the administration,”he said.
Bukhari said hospitals were grappling with shortage ofventilators, mask and protective gears amid coronavirus threat. “The hospitalsare facing shortage of essential medical kits to detect coronavirus.Administration needs to take more provocative steps to make these thingsavailable in hospitals,” he said.
He also expressed grief over the demise of an elderly personfrom Hyderpora Srinagar, who became the first victim of Covid-19 in Kashmir.