DIMAPUR — The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has lauded the recent office memorandum (OM) issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW), Government of Nagaland, directing the in-service doctors to stop private practice within one month.
The student body said it is convinced that the strict implementation of the OM by the department will bring a positive change to the healthcare landscape of the state.
It said the department has taken the right step to check the menace of doctors availing non-practising allowance (NPA) but still indulging in their private practices even during their duty hours.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]This step will go a long way in ensuring that the ordinary citizens of the state are provided with proper consultations and care by the doctors serving in the government health facilities, it stated.
“More so, the unnecessary draining of the state exchequer by these doctors indulging in moonlighting can be checked and the resources utilised in other programmes which will benefit the citizens of the state,” the federation said.
It also conveyed appreciation to the state government led by Chief Minister Neiphui Rio for exhibiting the political will to correct the mistakes of the past and streamline the system of governance to benefit the ordinary people.
The NSF appealed to all the private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes to strictly comply with the order by not engaging any in-service government doctors, nurses, technicians and health workers in their establishments.
It also requested all the deputy commissioners entrusted by the department to enforce the OM, to duly carry out the responsibility in letter and in spirit.
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