Fuel price surge deepening health crisis, warns PMA
Doctors say rising fuel costs are affecting medicines, treatment and household survival IV Report KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Saturday voiced concern over the country’s worsening economic pressures, warning that rising petroleum prices were increasing the cost of healthcare, medicines and essential food items, particularly for low-income families. In a statement issued by PMA Secretary General Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, the association said recent fuel price hikes had triggered a wider inflationary trend affecting nearly every sector linked to public health and daily living. The PMA noted that higher transport and production costs had compelled pharmaceutical companies to increase medicine prices, making treatment increasingly difficult for vulnerable patients. It also pointed to mounting operational expenses faced by private healthcare providers, including electricity, transport and medical equipment costs, saying these pressures were contributing to higher...
