The population of the district largely depends on government run hospital, dispensaries, BHU etc. for free medical service. The medical resources in the district are inadequate for the rural areas. There is only one hospital in Dera Murad Jamali with some advanced medical services. The hospital has a chest and a children specialist. Posts for other specialists are vacant. The hospital capacity is not adequate.

The district has a number of private doctors practising on Dera Murad Jamali bazaar. They hold MBBS from Sindh. Those looking for medical aid find them helpful. Their charges are reasonable. Complicated cases are referred to Quetta or Sukkar. Others travel to Jacobabad for medical aid.

Source: Directorate of Health, GoB, Quetta.

*others include Health Auxilaries, Mobile Dispensaries and School Health.

Major diseases in the district are malaria, typhoid, diarrhoea, gastro-enteritis, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. According to medical reports, the major factors accountable for these diseases are illiteracy and poor hygienic conditions. Illiteracy among women has adverse effects on family hygiene, nutrition, health, family size and children’s education. Diarrhoea leads to a high rate of infant mortality each year. Malaria is very common in the district; even in winter cases of malaria are reported in the hospital. Hardly any preventive measures are taken against malaria, hepatitis and diarrhoea. Gastro-enteritis and hepatitis are due to the use of unclean and impure water. Malnutrition and impure dairy items are bottlenecks for the treatment of tuberculosis patients.

 There is no special health service in the district.

 The district health administration comes under the District Health Officer. There is an office of Director of Health in Dera Murad Jamali. The hospital at Dera Murad Jamali comes under the Medical Superintendent.

Although there are no adequate statistics available, the health situation within the district can be described as rather backward. In particular water borne diseases are quite common.

 The health sector in the district needs development. The services rendered at the hospital are not satisfactory. The dispensaries and BHUs outside the headquarters are faced with lack of staff. The rate of diseases has increased during the past years, because of the growth of the population and inadequate medical services available.

 The people are inclined to go to Hakims and other traditional healers for common and complicated cases such as hypertension, tuberculosis, malaria, impotency and childlessness and diarrhoea. Hakims are traditionally educated and do not have any official degree in medicine. There are a few homeopathists in the area. In rural areas, persons with basic qualifications for dispenser and medical technician run small first aid practices.

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