REVIVAL OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES —— FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE OR A VIABLE OPTION
Abstract
The important objective of a welfare state is to
make provision of basic human needs easy for the
people. These include access to education and health
facilities after food and shelter. It becomes more
important for the Governments elected by the people.
I have worked at various levels in the Department of
Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 1987. Since then I
have seen deterioration and degradation in health care
services with a visible and palpable speed. Primary
health care is almost nonexistent, secondary care level
is rudimentary and tertiary care level, at its best, is
patchy.
In 1987, I entered the team of Health Care
Services at a very junior level as an intern. At that time,
patients would be provided with hospital dress to
distinguish them from attendants and visitors. All
patients would get breakfast, lunch, evening tea and
dinner. Medicine would be given and hospital
laboratory would provide diagnostic help. Today, most
of these provisions are withdrawn. One wonders as to
what has gone wrong?
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