ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Islamabad chapter held a meeting with the new management team of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and discussed matters related to doctors and other medical staff of the hospital.

According to a statement, released on Sunday, the PMA delegation led by its President Dr Akhtar Ali Bandesha and GeneralSecretary Dr Mubashir Mushtaq Daha visited Pims and met with the new management to offer their full support to them.

The delegation members said that all outstanding problems of medical practitioners will be resolved on a priority basis. They said that the PMA was fully aware of major issues being faced by doctors and offered their full assistance to resolve these matters.

The PMA delegation also discussed other matters related to doctors and other medical staff of thehospital The new member of the Pims management team, including E x e c u t i y e Director Dr Naeem Ahmad Malik, Joint E x e c u t i y e Director Dr Iqbal Durraniand Deputy Executive Director Dr Naveed Sheikh assured their support to all PMA members including Prof Dr Shahzad Ali Khan, Prof Dr Imran Sikandar, Dr Riaz Shahbaz Janjua, Prof Dr Mumtaz Khan Niazi, Dr Abid Ali Shah and others.

Dr Mubashir Mushtaq Daha said that during the meeting, a number of issues were discussed including entitlement of doctors in government hospitals for medical facilities, development of digital library for medical students and doctors, organising PMA Conference 20222023 and work for the betterment of doctors.

He said that PMA will also offer life insurance to its members and the matter was also discussed with the management of the hospital.

`I am quite confident that the issues of doctors will be addressed during the tenure of new members of the Pims management, he said.