The Portfolio of Health
By Dr. Ghayur Ayub
London, UK


Two items caught my attention while reading newspapers.
First, there was a story headlined: “The Punjab Health Department is considering a new law on prevention, control and management of Hepatitis B and C.”
The second was entitled: “The trial by jury of Punjab Health Minister began on Monday in a Nebraska court, for having caused the largest outbreak of Hepatitis C when he was in medical practice in the state before returning to Pakistan in 2002.”
Unless we are living in the Stone Age, the Punjab Chief Minister should have thought twice before giving the portfolio of health to the said doctor.


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