December 27, 2023
Patients refused life-saving treatments
PESHAWAR: For the household struggling to accommodate food, housing, utility bills and children’s education within their limited monthly budgets, healthcare is often neglected and spending on treatments is minimal, however, when a beloved family member diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, the unavailability of free treatment costs can quickly push any affected family into bankruptcy. For example, Shahid Khan, a 25-year-old native of Charsadda, had brought his ailing father for treatment at the Peshawar Heart Institute. “My father has a heart condition and the doctors have suggested that angioplasty is the most suitable treatment for him. However, I was asked by
