Officials says isolation wards established, but lack specialist doctors. PHOTO: STANFORD
An HMC official confirmed 39-year-old Basmena Bibi from Wazir Bagh was brought to HMC and kept in the isolation ward. Abdul Muhammad, 32, from Waziristan was also admitted with symptoms of the virus.
The official informed both patients were tested at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. The woman was later shifted to Islamabad for further treatment.
Another patient, Rafiullah, was admitted to Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) with symptoms of Congo virus, but was discharged after he tested negative.
An official at the health department while requesting anonymity said they have established isolation wards for Congo virus and other viral diseases, but lack specialist doctors. He said the patients are not being given proper treatment in hospitals and most have been shifted to other provinces as a result.
HMC’s spokesperson on infectious diseases, Dr Wali Rehman, confirmed they have shifted Basmena Bibi to Al-Shifa Hospital, Islamabad for further treatment. The other patient is stable and would be discharged in two days, he added. “Expert medical officers are present in the hospital and are providing proper treatment.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th,2013.
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