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KARACHI, May 17: The Lyari General Hospital, the largest public sector hospital in Lyari, has been facing an acute shortage of water for many days landing the staff in great trouble in handling surgery cases.
Talking to Dawn on Monday, MS of the hospital Ali Nawaz Khoso said: "We are under unavoidable compulsions that force us to postpone a number of surgery cases." More importantly, he said, we had to look after 16 kidney patients put on dialysis on a rotation basis and without potable water, we could not ensure a proper treatment to such cases.
He apprehended that the dialysis machines, costing million of rupees, would remain redundant in the absence of fresh water. The MS said he had informed the town nazim of the problem and sought immediate restoration of normal water supply which was suspended due to a leakage in the pipeline about a week back.
"The situation deteriorated when the Rangers also stopped water to the hospital through their tankers service. Out of four tankers a day, we are getting only one nowadays," he said.
In reply to a question, Mr Khoso said that there was not shortage of medicines in the hospital. He maintained that all patients were being provided with necessary medicines and there was no budgetary constraints in this regard.
UPLIFT: Mr Khoso stated that the government had approved a Rs12 million development plan for the renovation of the hospital. An amount of Rs3 million has so far been released for purpose.
He said the funds would be utilized for the improvement of infrastructural facilities which included repairing of drainage system, operation theatre, doors, windows and bath rooms, and carrying out white-wash.
The Lyari General Hospital was built on modern lines, under the instructions of the country's first prime minister, to provide better health care facilities to the people of remote areas of the formerly South and West districts and parts of Balochistan.
Staff of the hospital indicated that the building's boundary walls needed to be raised further and a permanent police posse be posted to prevent the entry of 'undesirable elements' for the safety and security of doctors and other staff.
