Shiwar News – Wednesday, 4 November 2026
The critical and unsanitary conditions at Imam Ali Hospital in Chabahar, together with deteriorating infrastructure, severe shortages of medical equipment and widespread shortcomings in healthcare provision, have drawn serious criticism from local residents.
According to residents, a hospital that should provide a place of safety for patients and save lives has become an unclean, deteriorating environment lacking even basic hygiene standards.
Some patients and visitors have gone so far as to describe the hospital as a “slaughterhouse”, a deeply troubling description that reflects the extent of public distrust and dissatisfaction with the healthcare services provided at the facility.
What is particularly concerning is that the crisis at Imam Ali Hospital in Chabahar is neither new nor unknown to the authorities.
For years, residents have complained about inadequate healthcare facilities, unsanitary conditions, ageing equipment and the poor quality of services at the hospital. Yet despite these longstanding complaints, no significant improvement has been reported.
Is the continued deprivation of adequate healthcare in southern Balochistan simply the result of administrative inefficiency and incompetence, or does it reflect a form of deliberate and systematic disregard for the fundamental rights of Baloch citizens?
Could the persistent lack of essential services, including healthcare, be among the circumstances that leave Baloch residents feeling compelled to leave their homeland and migrate to other regions?
And are the authorities unaware of the consequences of such policies and inaction, or are they knowingly allowing living conditions in the region to become increasingly difficult?