Adviser on Health, Ihtisham Ali, has stated that the demand for medicines has significantly increased in Kurram district due to the extreme weather conditions. He also highlighted a noticeable rise in outpatient visits for children’s illnesses in the region.
Adviser Ihtisham Ali reassured the public that the supply of medicines to health centers in Kurram district continues uninterrupted. He informed that today, 2,900 kilograms of medicines were delivered to Sadda Hospital in Lower Kurram.
The delivery was made possible through two flights of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s MI-17 helicopter. Emergency medicines worth Rs. 1.5 million have been handed over to the Medical Superintendent of Sadda Hospital.
He further emphasized that the helicopter-based supply of medicines will continue until the situation returns to normal
