Pakistan: Follow-up to PAK31425.E of 26 February 1999 and PAK30861.E of 12 February 1999 on admission policies at private/public clinics/hospitals, more specifically whether individuals seeking medical treatment are required to submit a police report (FIR) explaining how the injuries were obtained before s/he will be admitted and medical treatment will be administered
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK31555.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Follow-up to PAK31425.E of 26 February 1999 and PAK30861.E of 12 February 1999 on admission policies at private/public clinics/hospitals, more specifically whether individuals seeking medical treatment are required to submit a police report (FIR) explaining how the injuries were obtained before s/he will be admitted and medical treatment will be administered, 1 March 1999, PAK31555.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4f30.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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In an 11 February 1999 letter, the Medical Director of the Seyal Medical Centre (Aisha A.B. Plaza (opp) Sharif Plaza, LMQ Road, Multan, Punjab) stated that
... We provide admission to all cases of trauma, including road-side accident, victims of explosives and also anybody receiving injuries at the hands of goons or political opponents or on racial discrimination basis, but we do have in writing from the injured person or his close kin that the admission and treatment procedure will not involve any legal follow up in the court of law and hence we do not need FIRB but instead an undertaking that reads as under:
"The medical/surgical treatment done represents the best effort after arriving at a clinically relevant diagnosis using routine diagnostic procedures and clinical data, however, no legal responsibility or financial liability is accepted for any accident or drug reaction and no warranty is made expressed or implied. This document is not valid for any court of law, as the patient and his attendants have been explained all the possible eventualities of the medical treatment/surgical procedure and unforeseen and unavoidable body responses to medicine and surgical trauma."
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Seyal Medical Centre, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. 11 February 1999. Letter from Medical Director.
