The Directorate General of Health Services has issued 16-point instructions to ensure emergency healthcare in hospitals during the holy Eid-ul-Fitr holiday. This information was given in an office order of the Directorate on Tuesday.

The instructions are-

1. Posting of additional doctors in the emergency department if necessary.

2. Keeping the emergency department and labor room, emergency OT, lab open round the clock.

3. Ensuring adequate manpower and medical services at the workplace.

4. Granting leave by prioritizing emergency medical activities and public interest.

5. Only during the Eid holiday, you can coordinate the most necessary manpower within your own district.

6. The heads of the hospital’s internal medicine units will supervise their departmental activities every day.

7. Adequate stocks of medicines, IV fluids, chemical reagents, and surgical supplies for the holiday period.

8. Ambulance service should be kept open round the clock.

9. For the safety of the hospital, advance notice must be given to the local administration and law enforcement agencies.

10. Firefighting precautions must be taken in the institution.

11. The head of the institution and the heads of various departments will regularly communicate with the officers and employees providing services during the holidays.

12. If the head of the institution takes leave, he must assign someone to take responsibility as per the rules.

13. The head of the institution will supervise the serving of high-quality food to patients on Eid.

14. The outpatient department cannot be closed for more than 72 hours at a time.

15. All private clinics or hospitals will keep the emergency and maternity departments open round the clock under a registered doctor.

16. The control room of the Directorate General of Health Services will be informed immediately about any disaster or unexpected accident.