KARACHI: A growing shortage of essential medicines, including advanced cancer therapies, vaccines and other life-saving treatments, is causing serious concern among patients and healthcare professionals across Pakistan. Doctors, traders and pharmaceutical industry sources say several critical medicines are currently unavailable or in short supply at the retail level, making it increasingly difficult for patients to […]
Medicine Shortage
Medicine shortage at Bahawal Victoria Hospital leaves patients struggling
A severe medicine shortage at Bahawal Victoria Hospital in South Punjab has left patients without essential free medications. Many traveling from remote areas are struggling to afford costly medicines from private pharmacies. The outpatient department (OPD) is also affected, with 52 essential medicines missing, including antibiotics, cough syrups, and children’s laxatives. Medical Superintendent Dr. Aamir […]