Rawalpindi Health Authority Terminates Services of Five Female Workers for Protesting Dengue Deployment

Rawalpindi's District Health Authority recently found itself at the center of a controversy after terminating the services of five female workers who protested their deployment to remote areas without transportation for 14-day dengue prevention duties. The workers, part of Rawalpindi's anti-dengue campaign, had been assigned to union councils far from their homes without any transport assistance, prompting a peaceful protest outside the office of District Health Authority CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani. Despite appeals from the workers to reconsider the decision, five of them were immediately dismissed, sparking allegations of unfair treatment and a call for the Punjab Chief Minister to intervene.

Key Takeaways:

• Five female workers, including Nazil Chan Zeb, Zara Nazir, Rabia Tanveer, Anam Imran, and Sana Bibi, were terminated from their services for protesting deployment to remote areas without transportation for 14-day dengue prevention duties.
• The workers were assigned to union councils far from their homes without any transport assistance, leading to the protest outside the office of District Health Authority CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani.
• Despite appeals from the workers to reconsider the decision, CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani issued termination notices to the five women, including Nazil Chan Zeb, Zara Nazir, Rabia Tanveer, Anam Imran, and Sana Bibi.
• The dismissed workers alleged that they were being unfairly transferred to distant union councils without transport and appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to take notice of the "injustice" they have faced.
• The workers had previously been referred to as "sisters and daughters" by CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani, but were denied reconsideration of the deployment decision.
• CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani was criticized for his handling of the situation, including issuing a stern warning to the protesters and instructing his officers to note down the names of the protesting women.

Statistics:

• 5 female workers were terminated from their services for protesting deployment to remote areas without transportation.
• 14 days is the duration of the dengue prevention duties that the workers were assigned to.
• 5 workers, including Nazil Chan Zeb, Zara Nazir, Rabia Tanveer, Anam Imran, and Sana Bibi, received official termination notices.
• The five women who were terminated were reportedly leading the protest.
• The protest was held outside the office of District Health Authority CEO Dr Ehsan Ghani located in Khayaban-e-Sir Syed.

Sources:

• According to sources.