PMA sees governance collapse behind Sindh’s dengue tragedy
Doctors’ body for declaration of health emergency, coordinated vector control drive, accountability of officials IV Report KARACHI: As citizens across Sindh reel under a sweeping dengue outbreak, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has come down hard on what it termed a “man-made tragedy,” holding provincial and local governments responsible for the worsening public health emergency. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, on November 8, the PMA said the surge in vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, coupled with rising respiratory illnesses, reflected “systemic dysfunction, poor governance, and administrative paralysis” in the concerned public health and civic departments. “The dengue crisis is not a natural disaster; it is a man-made tragedy rooted in systemic dysfunction,” Dr Shoro stated. “The lack of political will to ensure sanitation, waste management, and timely, effective fumigation has turned our cities into breeding groun...
