Proposal to Close Comprehensive Health Service Centers on Thursdays

The Director-General of Human Resources at the Ministry of Health announced a proposal to close comprehensive health service centers on Thursdays until the end of the current year. Round-the-clock centers operating 16 and 24 hours are excluded.

The Director General of Human Resources of the Ministry of Health announced the proposal to close Thursdays in comprehensive health service centers, with the exception of 16- and 24-hour day care centers, until the end of this year.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, quoted from the public relations of the Ministry of Health's Management and Resources Development Deputy, Shahrokh Ramzai said: This proposal has been put on the agenda in view of the approvals and instructions related to changing the working hours of executive bodies, the need to optimize energy consumption and reduce unnecessary traffic, as well as the requests made by the employees of the comprehensive health service centers affiliated to the country's universities of medical sciences.

He added: In this context, paying attention to the working conditions of active employees in the front line of providing health services and providing a more suitable environment for their activities is one of the axes of attention of the Deputy of Management and Resources Development and the Deputy of Health of the Ministry of Health.

Ramzai said: Based on this, the proposal to close on Thursdays in comprehensive health service centers, with the exception of 16- and 24-hour day care centers, has been proposed until the end of this year.

He continued: In the review and implementation of this proposal, the continuation of providing essential services to the people and creating unity of action at the level of the country's medical sciences universities is emphasized.

Ramzai said: "The implementation of this matter depends on the administrative procedures and notification of the relevant regulations, and its purpose will be to improve the working conditions and welfare of environmental workers in the health sector, without disrupting people's access to essential health services."