By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, June 5: Women and Social Committee under the Federal Parliament has criticised the hospitals and health workers for showing negligence in the treatment of patients, including those coming for general check-ups and treatment.
"Claiming exorbitant allowance by misinterpreting the bylaws and procedures is unethical,” the House panel said in its decision on Thursday.
Refusing to provide health service, not showing sympathetic behaviour to the patients and showing inhuman behaviour are regrettable, it said.
The committee also criticised the health professionals for referring the patients of districts with high number of coronavirus patients to other hospitals.
Maintaining that everyone should pay attention to personal security, it said that turning the face away from one’s duty even after the provision of required safety measures was harmful for the professional reputation.
"The committee is minutely and seriously assessing such issues," read the decision. At the same time, it said that the general people should also exhibit higher level of tolerance and responsibility. It has asked the concerned ministries and the government to handle the situation with care.
"Acts like running away from the quarantine camps and showing disrespect to the health workers will not help in the prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic," noted the committee.
The committee has also directed the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, and Ministry of Health and Population to put extra efforts to support the pregnant women with complexities and women in problem.
It has asked the government to make the President Women Uplift Programme more effective and simplify the process to rescue women at risk.