Some time back a disturbing report appeared in the media which said that 10 out of 14 dialysis units at Chandka were found not functioning. The rural Sindh already has meagre health care facilities; non-functioning of life saving machines would certainly increase the sufferings of needful people.
If such pathetic condition an important city is left with, what about other less significant towns. Due to worsening state of public health organization, the people have no other alternative except to look for the private medication. Of late, there has been mushroom growth in private clinics, pathology laboratories, and they are fleecing the public at their terms. General conditions of sanitation is far from satisfactory in our towns and villages across the country, yet what I observed in Larkana during 1989, for a day’s stay is bitter memory.
In those summer days, no sooner the night fell swarms of mosquitoes invaded the city, and were looking around to drinking human blood. The invasion continued until sunrise. The host made best efforts to make me comfortable by switching on air-conditioner on full but frequent power failure did not allow room temperature to cool down even for a little time. We sure don’t want a reprisal of any such period.
S BUKHARI
Karachi
