Patients
who have difficulty walking are being forced to climb stairs. In some cases,
relatives are carrying patients in their arms to wards on the fourth or fifth
floors. Others are becoming exhausted while waiting in front of elevators. This
is now a daily scene at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, the
largest healthcare center in the southern region. With nine of its 15 elevators
out of service, patients seeking treatment and their relatives are facing
additional hardshi...