Islamabad, Dec. 27 -- The year 2025 has been marked by severe challenges for Rawalpindi's health sector in Pakistan, with major public hospitals facing acute shortages of beds, staff and essential medical services despite billions of rupees spent on infrastructure upgrades, The Express Tribune reported.

Even after the redesign and upgrade of Holy Family Hospital, a severe crisis persists in its gynaecology ward, where two maternity patients are being accommodated on a single bed due to a critical space shortage. The situation has raised concerns over patient safety, dignity and privacy, The Express Tribune reported.

For nearly 15 years, an entirely constructed 500-bed Mother and Child Hospital, completed at PKR 7 billion, has remained u...