A Wakeup Call for the Federal Health Minister
By Dr. Ghayur Ayub
London, UK

The following two news items are wakeup calls for the federal health minister, Mr Naseer Khan, who is adamant to spend billions on constructions ignoring basic healthcare of the poor.
A news item stated that PIMS has run out of hepatitis injections and as a result the poor patients with Hepatitis-C are running from pillar to post in search of a messiah. Two days ago the top messiah came from the ministry but instead of alleviating their miseries, he went straight to the Helipad to assess the building plan of a multi-million medical tower leaving them with spread out hands carrying prescription chits.
In another part of the country, it was revealed that in spite of the minister’s tall claims polio is resurging in the country. The relevant agencies blame the poor governance of the minister of health to this disconcerting trend.
God bless the health minister for his displaced priorities. God bless the President of Pakistan for keeping such people on important portfolios. God bless this country for giving us so many good leaders. God bless us all.

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