Makran, the third-largest division in Balochistan and the second largest in terms of population, is comprised of three major cities: Turbat, Panjgur, and Gawadar.
It pains me to write that the division lacks a good health system, which has landed the division’s people in hot water. Other issues such as education, unemployment, and child labor must also be addressed, but issues concerning the health system are contentious and must be resolved immediately.
Furthermore, all three districts of the division have civil hospitals, but it is no secret that all of them are in bad condition. The hospitals lack on-time doctors, adequate facilities, and other basic equipment. The doctors either do not show up or do not show up at all.
The doctors either remain absent or perform Outpatient clinics in private practices where patients are charged a high fee. We live in a division in which health has no value and people are denied their constitutional rights.
Furthermore, the poorest people suffer the most as a result of the state of the hospitals. Because governmental hospitals are the poor people’s only hope for treating their loved ones, it pains me to say that doctors in governmental hospitals are uninterested in treating the patient. They are privately referred to their clinics.
Several villages in the division have no health care at all. The basic health unit (BHU) exists in government reports but has no physical structure in the villages.
The impoverished peoples of remote areas are forced to travel to the major cities for even minor disease treatment, where they are also unsatisfied with the results.
Finally, the disaster-stricken people, having found no hope in their cities, travel nearly 700 kilometers to Karachi, a major city in Sindh. They are also victims of several stumbling blocks there. The first issue is that Sindh police, rather than assisting people, lout them in any way they can. The second issue is finding transportation and a place to stay. They are compelled to give a large sum of money in this particular respect.
One can only imagine how difficult life is in the situations described above. Whatever the truth is, it is the reality of things. Even though Balochistan is the richest province, its residents are denied their fundamental rights.
Sana ullah Dashti