Patients worried about non-supply of free medicines in Civil Hospital Sukkur

Dr Abdul Waheed Mastoi
SUKKUR: Patients at Civil Hospital Sukkur are distressed due to the absence of free medications. The government medical store has been locked, leading patients to purchase medicines from private pharmacies.
According to the details, in the civil hospital Sukkur, the third largest city of Sindh, the basic facilities of the patients have disappeared due to the inattention and carelessness of the hospital administration. The Doctors of the same Sukkur Civil Hospital are treating the patients harshly. Patients coming from different rural areas of Sindh for treatment have to stand for several hours at the OPD to get the slips.
Patients coming from different rural areas of Sindh for treatment have to stand for several hours at the OPD to get the slips. After waiting in queues to reach, when the doctor prescribes them the government medicines, the poor patients go to the government medical store to get the medicine, but the staff at the store turn them away saying that we don’t have these medicines.
The hospital, once a vital healthcare provider, now lacks essential services, with patients enduring lengthy waits and harsh treatment.
Despite ample medication supplies from the government, the store remains locked, forcing patients into costly alternatives.
Despite ample medication supplies from the government, the store remains locked, forcing patients into costly alternatives.
They urge authorities to address this negligence. Efforts are needed to ensure patients receive necessary medications without delay.