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Government doctors will no longer get leave for conferences and seminars abroad, a circular has been issued in this regard.
According to the ongoing circular of the Ministry of Health, government doctors have been banned from going abroad at the expense of pharma companies and donors.
Health Ministry officials say the decision is aimed at breaking the nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical companies.
According to the circular, the decision of the Federal Ministry of Health will be applicable to the doctors of the federal hospitals.
Health Ministry officials say more steps are being taken to break the nexus of doctors and pharma companies.
Officials of the Ministry of Health further say that doctors are also banned from prescribing vitamins, minerals and food supplements across the country.
Health Ministry officials also say that PMDC and Drug Regulatory Authority have been mobilized against corruption.