The tall claims of the government of providing better health facilities at the doorsteps of people exist only on papers as poor patients continue to depend on private medical centres, clinics and laboratories even for conducting simple tests by paying exorbitant charges. A heavy rush of patients mostly from far-flung areas can be seen at these private medical centres near government hospitals in different localities in the winter capital. “There is no care for poor patients like us in the government-run hospitals, which are generally overcrowded. The tests like CT…
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