Government Directs Health Facilities to Ensure Service Continuity During Two-Day Weekend
Summary
The government has directed health facilities to maintain continuous service during the new two-day weekend by arranging staff shifts and compensatory leave to ensure uninterrupted outpatient care.
Key Points
- The government has instituted a two-day public holiday on Saturdays and Sundays.
- The Ministry of Health and Population instructed hospitals to operate outpatient services on Sundays according to workload and manpower.
- Hospitals must provide staff with two days off including Saturday or compensatory leave if two days off is not feasible.
- The Federal Ministry of Health requested provincial hospitals and health ministries of all seven provinces to implement these measures.
