No Medicine for admit poor patients at DHQ Hospital despite grant of 20million by KPK.
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: No medicines available for poor admit patient at district headquarters (DHQ) hospital Chitral despite the fact that the provincial Government of Khyber Pahtonkhwa have granted more than 20 million rupees for this purpose. Besides a number of complaints received from patients that most of its staff not perform their duty at night time in the hospital.
Akbar Hussain said that he admits his wife in cardiac case who fell down in front of female ward at night time when she came out of ward to call me for inviting a Doctor because of server pain. Because no male person is allow inside the female ward at night time but there was not ward Ardali (attendant) during night duty. He said when condition of his wife was most worsen he called a Doctor from emergency block but doctor was sleeping and came there after a long time. Furthermore he added that the doctor returned immediately to his room to sleep terming the patient stable but unfortunately the patient was dying after a few hours but doctor and some other staff were absent. And she expired just after go back of the doctor.
Akbar Hussain complained that after the death of his wife he call to driver of ambulance to shift dead body of his wife to his house but he was also not present and reached there after two hours.
Tariq Ali shah of Danin said that he rushed a lady patient along with his other colleagues whose ladies patients were admit in hospital and were shifted to Labor Room for delivery. They complained that no medicine is being providing to patients and they purchase everything from market even a syringe. They said that there was not female doctor on duty at labor room and only a midwife and a Nurse were busy in delivery cases at Labor room.
They said that provincial government have released more than 20 million rupees for this purpose but they strange that where this huge amount goes?
Patients also complained that Ward Ardali and other staff not perform their duty and some of them are busy in private shops. As well as mot of toilets especially toilet of duty room for doctor at night duty also damaged and blocked.
There is heap of garbage existing there for the last 1 month in hospital premises causing for spreading infectious diseases and stink. In this connection when this scribe contacted Dr. Noorul Islam Medical Superintendent of DHQ Hospital he said that 16 post of Women Medical Officer are lying vacant and that is why WMO cannot perform duty at night time in labor room due to shortage of lady doctors.
He confirmed that provincial government have released more than 20 million rupees for purchasing medicines to be provided admit patients but at present we face shortage of medicines in store. As well as these free medicines should to distribute to admit patients at Labor room and emergency block but presently no medicines is available.
He said that Tehsil Municipal Administration is responsible for proper dispose off of garbage but they not sent their vehicle for the last one month despite that sending them letters frequently. Hence he assured that if a complainant submits me his complaint in written shape he will conduct inquiry.
G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral Pakistan phone No (0092) 0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 ,03205989602, 03025989602, 03337069572, 03159698446, 03469002167
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