The government of Sindh should do the needful without any further loss of time
DADU: The president of Citizen Action Committee, Dr Abdul Jabbar, has claimed that there is a severe shortage of medicines in Dadu Civil Hospital. In a statement issued on November 4, Dr Jabbar said that despite having a heavy budget, the hospital was forcing patients to visit Hyderabad, Nawabshah or Karachi for treatment. Moreover, people have also claimed that X-Ray and ultrasound machines, most of the ambulances and heavy generators are not functional in Dadu Civil Hospital.
Patients of diabetes, kidney diseases, tuberculosis, hypertension, hepatitis of Dadu Civil Hospital have been facing severe hardships in their treatment due to unavailability of medicines, and most patients have to travel to big cities like Karachi and Islamabad.
The government of Sindh should do the needful without any further loss of time.
Aqib Dad
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2018.
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