Karachi (HRNW)- Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi, Munem Zafar, criticized the Sindh government over the condition of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, alleging poor healthcare management, delayed salaries for doctors, and inadequate funding for public hospitals.
Speaking at a press conference held outside Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Munem Zafar claimed that despite the Sindh government’s budget of more than Rs300 billion, serious issues continue to affect the province’s healthcare sector. Referring to reports of HIV infections among children, he alleged that 78 children had been infected, adding that Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani had also acknowledged the reported cases.
Munem Zafar said the press conference was intended to highlight the condition of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, which operates under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). He claimed that young doctors and postgraduate trainees had been protesting for the past eight days, alleging that the city’s mayor had not addressed their concerns.
He further alleged that doctors at the hospital had not received salaries for the past two months, claiming that house officers receive significantly lower pay than security guards employed at the facility.
The Jamaat-e-Islami leader also alleged that while funds were being released to private hospitals, major public hospitals, including Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Walika Hospital, were facing financial shortages.
Munem Zafar demanded the immediate payment of full salaries to house officers, improved hospital security, and the elimination of medicine shortages. He also alleged that medical stores operating within Abbasi Shaheed Hospital were being managed by private parties under the patronage of the city administration.
The Sindh government and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation have not issued an immediate response to these allegations.
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