The city of Karachi is facing a concerning crisis in healthcare with gravely inadequate facilities for cancer treatment at government hospitals, practically barring an entire socioeconomic class from receiving medical aid. Apart from those at private hospitals, there are only two radiation units in the city, one at Jinnah Hospital and the other at Kiran Hospital. Civil Hospital, which is another public care facility, only has 44 beds in its cancer unit. To put these numbers into perspective: Civil........

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