text-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP):Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has directed all public and private medical and dental colleges to establish anti-harassment committees to prevent and address complaints.
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text-align: justify;">The decision was taken to create a safer and more respectful environment for students, faculty, and staff in medical and dental institutions across the country.
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text-align: justify;">These anti-harassment committees will focus on handling complaints related to harassment, raising awareness about respectful conduct, and implementing measures to prevent harassment.
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text-align: justify;">The step was taken to ensure safe, respectful, and harassment-free environments within public medical and dental institutions across the country.
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text-align: justify;">As part of this initiative, PM&DC has mandated the establishment of anti-harassment committees in all public medical and dental colleges.
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text-align: justify;">As per PM&DC directives, all public medical and dental colleges nationwide will form dedicated committees to combat harassment in educational institutions.
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text-align: justify;">This critical step, will help create respectful and supportive spaces for students, faculty, and staff.
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text-align: justify;">These anti-harassment committees will be entrusted with investigating harassment complaints and will be bound to submit their reports within 10 days of receiving a complaint to the respective institution harassment committees.
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text-align: justify;">In a statement, President PM&DC Prof. Dr. Rizwan Taj said that these anti-harassment committees will play an essential role in promoting accountability, strengthening preventive measures, and will encourage individuals to report any cases of harassment without fear.
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text-align: justify;">He emphasized that workplace harassment goes beyond sexual harassment and demands for favors.
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text-align: justify;">“It encompasses a wide range of discrimination and mistreatment, including gender-based discrimination that undermines professional abilities.”
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text-align: justify;">He said that there is verbal harassment, like offensive language, insults, and rumor-spreading.
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text-align: justify;">He added other types of harassment including physical intimidation or unwanted contact, psychological harassment through bullying, criticism, and exclusion? ethnic, and disability-based discrimination, often involving slurs and stereotypes, age-related and religious harassment, involving derogatory comments or exclusion and abuse of authority, with unrealistic expectations or public humiliation.
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text-align: justify;">He added that these types of harassment create a toxic work environment, impacting mental health and productivity.
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text-align: justify;">He said that the biggest harassment is the punishment for reporting these types of issues or opposing unethical practices.
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text-align: justify;">He said, “PM&DC encourages all students, faculty, and staff to actively contribute to maintain a respectful atmosphere by supporting and cooperating with these committees.”
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text-align: justify;">“Together, we can create an academic environment where everyone can work, learn, and grow without the threat of harassment.”
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