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Improving healthcare: Sindh govt hands over hospitals to reputable NGOs

The Integrated Health Services will run all rural health centres, except those in Thatta and Sujawal

Our Correspondent March 19, 2015

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KARACHI:

The Sindh government has made an agreement with five reputable NGOs to run selected public health facilities, according to an agreement signed on Thursday. The move is aimed to improve the delivery of health services.

Indus Hospital CEO Dr Abdul Bari Khan signed the agreement to run the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), Badin. Hands organisation will manage the affairs of the district headquarters hospitals in Bin Qasim Town, Gadap Town and Khairpur. Aman Foundation agreed to operate the ambulance services in all districts. The Integrated Health Services will run all rural health centres, except those in Thatta and Sujawal. Health department’s special secretary Dr Khalid Qureshi signed the agreement on behalf of the government.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 20^th, 2015.

COMMENTS (2)

Khimchand Sanjo | 9 years ago | Reply Sindh Government will remain ultimately responsible despite of hand over of public health hospitals/BHU`s to reputable NGOs'. In Sindh there is completely political involvement in every minute activity therefore we may not expect any relief for public from this decision because there will remain political involvement. Secondly there is question on capacity of these NGOs' for to delivery of services at such scale. Thirdly level of authority given to these NGO's is not clear...if they have been the authority to hire & fire of HR then it may be some how efficient otherwise we may not expect any thing good. Then question is that what will be doing health department?

Talaat Khurshid | 9 years ago | Reply What benefits would accrue to the patients? Does this action absolve the Sindh government of their responsibilities? Who will fund whom? Can we have the full contract made public?

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