Balochistan Hospitals Get Medico-Legal Officers

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Quetta: To deal with medico-legal problems in Balochistan’s hospitals, the provincial government has appointed medico-legal officers in the district headquarters hospitals and major government hospitals in Quetta.

The Health Department would initiate training courses for the newly appointed medico-legal officers at the forensic department of Bolan Medical Complex Quetta in the first week of October to impart basic knowledge among doctors regarding medico-legal laws.

The provincial government has instructed the newly appointed medico-legal officers to provide timely medical reports of the victims which must be handled legally.

To enhance the medicolegal services in the province, the Balochistan Health Department has also established a committee under the supervision of Dr Samiullah Kakar. The committee would supervise the medical-legal matters and submit the reports to higher authorities.

The appointment of medico-legal officers will enable the investigation of serious crimes and the provision of medical assistance in legal matters at the local level.

The health department has offered consultation from all stakeholders to share their expertise to bring improvements to the Medicolegal Cases (MLC) department of the Civil Hospital and Bolan Medical Complex Quetta to prepare MLC and post-mortem reports according to law.