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Gujranwala: Youth dies because of doctors' negligence

Dunya News

Hamza was shifted to Civil Hospital after he was hit by a car

GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) – A young man died in Gujranwala due to hospital staff’s alleged negligence on Friday. Hamza was shifted to Civil Hospital after he was hit by a car, reported Dunya News.

According to details, resident of Gujranwala named Zain was hit by a car on Wanya More area around midnight at Friday. Injured boy was shifted to the Civil Hospital where doctors did not pay any attention to him, as a result Hamza lost his life due to injuries. The family of deceased boy attacked hospital in furry and broke door and windows of the building. The family members told Dunya News that they kept asking the doctors to check the injured boy but no heed was given to their requests.

Read more: YDA on strike over row with patient s father in Services Hospital

Young Doctors Association (YDA) has on Saturday gone on strike at Services Hospital over row with a citizen who resorted to violence upon alleged negligence of the doctors, reported Dunya News.

According to details, Baghbanpura resident Abdul Razzaq brought his son, having stomach issue, to the hospital emergency but started protesting later on over doctors’ alleged negligence. Razzaq developed a row with the doctors and paramedical staff after which Razzaq called his friends who allegedly tried to harass and assault the doctors.

Protesting against the incident, YDA went on strike early in the morning due to which the patients in Emergency and various wards had to face difficulties. However, the doctors have gradually started to come back on duty.