Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh on Friday took notice of lack of healthcare facilities in Jacobabad public sector hospitals. The chief justice summoned the authorities concerned in this regard and directed the relevant district and session judge to inspect government hospitals within his jurisdiction and submit a report.

He took notice of the media reports about lack of healthcare professionals, paramedical staff, shortage of ambulances and other facilities in government hospitals in Jacobabad. The SHC chief justice also took cognizance of alleged illegal occupation of a health facility by the local police in Makhdoom Bilawal Goth, some 10 kilometers from Dadu district.

The reports about lack of healthcare facilities stand in sharp contrast to the recent claims of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that his party's government had brought about significant improvement in healthcare across the province.

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