Sindh Healthcare Commission struggles to reach public hospitals — II
Prof D r Farhat Jafri By Mukhtar Alam KARACHI: Beyond the numbers, senior medical professionals argue that SHCC’s struggles reflect deeper systemic and governance failures that continue to undermine effective regulation in Sindh’s healthcare sector. Systemic Blind Spots: Prof D r Farhat Jafri, Dean of the Faculty of Community Sciences at Karachi Metropolitan University, says the SHCC has made “a solid start” in creating a regulatory framework but its impact on service quality “remains uneven.” The rollout of service delivery standards, he notes, has at least provided hospitals, clinics and primary-care providers with a clear benchmark. Progress beyond this point, he argues, “stalls.” Several key standards—covering diagnostic centres, dental clinics and nursing homes—are still pending, and registration remains incomplete. “The foundation is there,” he says, “but day-to-day improvement in care is inconsistent.” He attributes much of the compliance gap, especi...