KARACHI: The staff of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) on Tuesday have boycotted the hospital services and observed a strike in favour of their demands.
The protesting employees chanted slogans in favour of their demands after boycotting the services, causing problems for the patients and their caretakers.
They demanded of the authorities to release their health risk allowance and professional health allowance that has been withheld for the last 14 months.
We have been risking our lives in the pandemic to treat the patients, but the government has not released our allowances, the protesting NICVD employees said.
They also demanded the provision of health insurance cards and promotion on merit.
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Founded in 1963 by Dr. Ali Muhammad Kasim, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has become an important healthcare facility in the country especially in Sindh.
Over 4,000 cardiac surgeries and 8,197 primary PCIs, over 12,000 procedures and dozens of cardiac implants, all free of charge.
