The provincial president of lady health workers’ association on Sunday demanded upgradation of LHWs.

Addressing a news conference at the Swabi Press Club here, Rifasat Qamar and LHWs should not be forced to perform duties outside of their job description. She said about 60,000 LHWs confronted various problems, but health officials or politicians were not ready to resolve their issues.

Flanked by other members of the association, she alleged that if LHWs refused to perform extra duty they were threatened with dismissal from service and even their salaries were stopped.

Answering a question, she said LHWs still worked in BPS-5, and despite their various protests and repeated demands their grade was not upgraded.

Ms Qamar said about 700 LHWs worked in Swabi, but due to their continued negligence frustration prevailed among them.

Source: Dawn