Pakistan, May 9 -- In Hyderabad, public hospitals continue to struggle with outdated infrastructure, forcing thousands of patients to travel to Karachi each year for advanced treatment. The city, home to more than 4 million people, has several decades-old government hospitals that have not been upgraded to tertiary care standards, despite rising demand.

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Major facilities including civil hospitals in Latifabad, Qasimabad and other areas still lack intensive care units, ventilators and modern surgical equipment, according to hospital staff. Officials say these hospitals were originally established as secondary care centers nearly 30 years ago but were never up...