- By Surarika Das
- Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Shakira, who traveled from Naklakha to Nuh Medical College, was disappointed to find an empty pharmacy. Fighting a respiratory illness, she is one of the several patients who claim that basic medicines and adequate treatment facilities are virtually nonexistent in the hospital. These scenes are from a premier medical college and have caught attention due to its failed services.
Not A Recent Issue
It is important to note that this is not the first time the hospital has failed to provide basic treatment facilities. The problem has persisted for years now, and the hospital administration has not provided a permanent solution to it.
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Another patient said that she had come for treatment for arthritis, but the doctors told her to buy several medicines from outside. A patient maintaining anonymity said that they have to purchase half of the prescribed medicines from outside, Dainik Jagran reported.
Not only Nuh, but patients from the neighbouring district, Palwal, also come to Nalhar Medical College for their treatment but leave in disappointment after seeing the unavailability of medication and poor infrastructure.
In June 2025, the Mewat Vikas Sabha, along with several other social organizations, staged an agitation against the allegedly crumbling healthcare services at Medical College, Nalhar (Nuh). The demonstrators sent a memorandum to the college director, Dr Mukesh Kumar, expressing their grievances and demanding immediate action.
The memorandum said that not just the medicines, but also some diagnostic machines, have either been defunct or never existed at all.
Furthermore, Nasir, a resident of Reeth, said that he had come to get medicine for a cough and cold, but the doctor also told him to buy some medicines from outside, as these medicines are not available within the hospital premises. Although District Deputy Commissioner Akhil Pilani recently conducted a surprise inspection of Nalhar Medical College, no significant improvement was seen in the situation there. People had hoped that the Deputy Commissioner's visit would lead to improvements.