Committee to examine SGH Liaquatabad affairs

KARACHI:

The Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad has come under scrutiny due to the poor state of medical facilities and indiscipline.

Lack of medicines, broken machines, and a shortage of staff have been causing difficulties for the patients.

The news reported by The Express Tribune on April 5, 2023 revealed that many doctors and medical staff are absent from their duties in afternoon and night shifts, leaving wards without adequate care or supervision.

Sources have revealed that CBC and urea tests are currently being performed, with no biochemistry tests available for patients.

The hospital has seen a significant decrease in patient admissions, with only seven patients currently admitted, down from an average of 60 to 70 patients in the past.

One of the most concerning issues raised in the report is the lack of an anti-rabies vaccine. The hospital has been ordered by the Supreme Court to provide the vaccine, but there are fears that the stock of medicines in the hospital will expire shortly.

Moreover, patients from the gynaecology ward are reportedly being referred to private hospitals while CT scans, lithotripsy machines, doppler ultrasound, echo, and CTG machines are not in working condition.

The news has caught the attention of Sindh Health and Population Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, who formed an inquiry committee to examine the situation at the hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2023.