The government has allocated only a small amount for healthcare in the budget
KARACHI: The government has allocated only a small amount for healthcare in the budget. It is neglected just like education and all the other positive things that lead to development of a country. Basic health facilities are not within the reach of the common man, he can’t afford a doctor’s fee and medicines.
Government hospitals lack resources and don’t have properly doctors. Most of the healthcare facilities in such areas are provided by NGO-run hospitals and clinics. The death rate is higher than usual. The government has clearly no interest in welfare of the common people. The federal and provincial governments should take concrete measures to improve health facilities in Karachi and the whole of Sindh.
Nazish Ali Nawaz
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2018.
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