MAKKAH: Makkah Health Department Director Dr. Mustapha Baljoun appointed Mohammad Bafraj as hospital chief after having replaced Dr. Ayman Yamani from the post.
The stern action taken is being seen in the backdrop of a ‘selfie’ picture that was snapped by the head of the Public Relations Department at the Makkah Health Ministry during an operation in the Noor Speciality hospital. The selfie that was uploaded on his Facebook remains under investigation.
Baljoun, however, has made it clear that the changes were nothing to do with the selfie issue, which was taken by public relations and media officer.
He said the changes came into effect as part of structural changes in the management hierarchy in the region’s hospitals.
The Public Relations and Media Department of the Ministry of Health commented on the female employee who took the selfie: “If a health practitioner compromises his or her position, or undermines his/her role through malpractice, then they will be held accountable.”
Dr. Ibrahim Zamzami, a legal adviser and specialist in information crimes, classified the media officer’s actions under article six of the Criminal Information Law, saying the act was punishable by law because it infringed on the patient’s right to not be photographed.
The stern action taken is being seen in the backdrop of a ‘selfie’ picture that was snapped by the head of the Public Relations Department at the Makkah Health Ministry during an operation in the Noor Speciality hospital. The selfie that was uploaded on his Facebook remains under investigation.
Baljoun, however, has made it clear that the changes were nothing to do with the selfie issue, which was taken by public relations and media officer.
He said the changes came into effect as part of structural changes in the management hierarchy in the region’s hospitals.
The Public Relations and Media Department of the Ministry of Health commented on the female employee who took the selfie: “If a health practitioner compromises his or her position, or undermines his/her role through malpractice, then they will be held accountable.”
Dr. Ibrahim Zamzami, a legal adviser and specialist in information crimes, classified the media officer’s actions under article six of the Criminal Information Law, saying the act was punishable by law because it infringed on the patient’s right to not be photographed.
