THIS is apropos the letter ‘Civil Hospital Panjgur’ (Dec 24). The writer has rightly pointed out pathetic conditions at the hospital in Panjgur. This is despite the fact that the previous government’s health minister was from the same district.

The hospital lacks proper infrastructure, while the shortage of doctors has created misery for the patients. In case of an emergency there are no facilities for proper treatment. The patients travel to Kech, Quetta or Karachi for treatment.

Similarly, there are no checks on medical stores and many of them are being operated without a proper licence. Lack of medicines is also a problem.

It is time the government and stakeholders looked at the health affairs and solved the issues being faced by Civil Hospital, Panjgur.

Mohammed Aqeel

Panjgur

Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

IT appears that, despite years of wrangling over the issue, the country’s top legal minds remain unable to decide...
Hasty transition
Updated 05 May, 2024

Hasty transition

Ostensibly, the aim is to exert greater control over social media and to gain more power to crack down on activists, dissidents and journalists.
One small step…
05 May, 2024

One small step…

THERE is some good news for the nation from the heavens above. On Friday, Pakistan managed to dispatch a lunar...
Not out of the woods
05 May, 2024

Not out of the woods

PAKISTAN’S economic vitals might be showing some signs of improvement, but the country is not yet out of danger....