Corona exposed private healthcare systems world over, says Bilawal.

LAHORE -- Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the private sector healthcare system stands exposed during the novel coronavirus pandemic across the world and Pakistan needs to rebuild its health infrastructure.

'The private health system has been exposed by the corona crisis throughout the world and we will have to rebuild the health infrastructure after learning lessons from the present weaknesses,' he said during a video-link meeting with health professionals from Punjab on Wednesday.

He argued that the healthcare facilities must not be profit-oriented and should be free for all those in need of such care.

Referring to the Covid-19 situation in the country, he lamented that the federal government sabotaged the lockdown which was initially implemented effectively.

Representatives of doctors and nurses from Punjab informed PPP chairman about the 'shortcomings' in the Punjab government's policy regarding the pandemic. Their grievances included hiring of health professional on daily wages, non-provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), setting up isolation wards in rundown buildings of hospitals, consulting bureaucrats instead of health experts in devising policies, and targeting...