AMMAN — On Tuesday, the Head of the Media Committee of the
Jordan Medical Association (JMA), Dr. Hazem Al-Qarala, confirmed that the new
fingerprint system issued by the Ministry of Health is not compatible with the
nature of doctors’ work. Jo24 reported.
اضافة اعلان
The fingerprint system that Dr. Qarala is referring to is a
biometric attendance system that utilizes fingerprints to allow employees to
clock in and out of their office.
In an interview with Jo24, Dr. Qarala added that the JMA
does not object to the application of the fingerprint system, but it sees the
necessity of taking into account the
working conditions of doctors in terms of
working hours and the nature of their profession, indicating that the working
hours of many doctors exceed the limit set in the civil service system. He
explained that doctors in government hospitals work according to the shift
system and irregularly, depending on the work conditions and requirements.
Dr. Qarala’s statements came after meeting with a group of
doctors from the Jameel Al-Totangi Hospital yesterday to discuss objections to
the fingerprint system issued by the
Ministry of Health.
Dr. Qarala called on the ministry to involve the JMA in
setting foundations to protect the rights of the doctor and the ministry
together, ultimately rejecting the current form of the fingerprint system.
Jo24 reached out to the Minister of Health, Dr.
Firas Al-Hawari, and Elham Khreisat, the Secretary General of the Ministry, for
statements, but they could not be reached.
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