Health Sector — Rakhshan Division

Status: DHQ Kharan is the primary healthcare provider institute in the district. It also serves as a teaching hospital.

Catchment: The hospital often receives referral cases from BHUs, RHUs, and other healthcare facilities in the district.

Infrastructure: Only DHQ-level hospital in Kharan District, with a capacity of 50 beds. It is currently undergoing up-gradation.

Utilities: An up-gradation project for the generator facility is ongoing.

Key Clinical Services & Departments

• Emergency & Trauma: 24/7 Casualty/Emergency unit
• General Medicine & Outpatient (OPD): General consultations and outpatient care
• General Surgery: Basic surgical procedures and emergency interventions
• Obstetrics & Gynecology / Labor Ward: Maternal health, delivery services, and Antenatal Care (ANC)
• Pediatrics: Child healthcare and immunization (EPI) unit
• Diagnostic & Support Services: Pathology lab, basic X-ray/radiology, pharmacy/dispensary, and blood bank
• Vertical Health Programs: TB Control, Hepatitis Prevention, and EPI (vaccinations)

Major Operational Challenges

• Shortages of doctors and medical staff: Specialized doctors and medical staff are required to cater for increasing patient flow.
• Referral reliance: Patients needing complex tertiary care or specialized surgeries are frequently referred to tertiary facilities in Quetta (e.g. Civil Hospital Quetta, BMC).
• Equipment & infrastructure: Ongoing modernization aims to supply essential equipment (ultrasound, digital X-rays, and upgraded generators).

Status: Renamed Prince Fahad Hospital, Dalbandin through an Act of the Balochistan Assembly in 2025. The Act also granted autonomous status with its own Board of Governors.

Catchment: Covers a population of more than 200,000, plus referral cases from other medical facilities in the district.

Infrastructure: Trauma center and 24/7 emergency; capacity of more than 50 beds.

Key Clinical Services

• 24/7 emergency center
• Pharmacy
• Sehat Sahulat card facility
• TB center with adequate facilities
• Activated operation theatre
• General surgeon on site
• Dialysis center
• Maternal and child health services

Major Operational Challenges

• Shortage of doctors: Doctor staffing is short relative to patient influx.
• High referral load from BHU- and RHU-level healthcare facilities.

Status: THQ Nokundi is the only modern hospital facility there, with patient influx from surrounding tehsils.

Catchment: Serves 30,000+ population of the tehsil and surrounding tehsils.

Infrastructure: Typical THQ setup with capacity of fewer than 15 beds.

Key Facilities

• Emergency & Casualty: 24/7 basic emergency and road-traffic accident trauma management
• Outpatient Department (OPD): General medical consultations and routine disease treatment
• Maternal & Child Health (MCH): Labor room services and antenatal/postnatal care
• Pharmacy & Dispensary: Essential medicines under government healthcare programs
• Diagnostic Services: Basic pathology testing and screening

Major Operational Challenges

• Referral chain: Critical or complex surgical cases are typically referred to Prince Fahad Hospital (DHQ) Dalbandin or tertiary hospitals in Quetta.
• Border & transit readiness: Key site for public health screening and initial emergency care along the Taftan border corridor.

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Status: The only major healthcare facility in Nushki District; 50-bed facility covering a large population.

Catchment: Mostly patients from Nushki town, plus referral cases from surrounding areas.

Utilities: Solar panels, on-site residential block for medical staff, and on-site pathology lab.

Available Facilities & Key Services

• Emergency & Trauma Center: Upgraded 24/7 emergency center
• Outpatient Department (OPD): General medical consultations and diagnostic evaluations
• Inpatient wards: Segregated male and female medical/surgical inpatient wards
• Obstetrics & Gynecology: Dedicated labor room and maternal healthcare unit
• Pediatrics: Child health services and Extended Program on Immunization (EPI) center

Major Operational Challenges

• Up-gradation of the labor room is required.
• Hospital infrastructure up-gradation under a provincial government project to provide state-of-the-art medical facilities in the border area.

Status: District health facility managed by the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Balochistan.

Catchment: Covers patients from more than 300,000 population of the district, plus referrals from other healthcare facilities.

Infrastructure: Secondary setup with a capacity of 25 beds only.

Key Facilities Available

• 24/7 emergency unit
• Pathology lab with basic routine tests
• Radiology lab with basic X-rays
• Mother and child health unit with a dedicated labor room
• TB center
• Hepatitis treatment
• Malaria eradication program
• OPD with general physicians
• Separate male and female wards
• Balochistan health card facility

Key Operational Challenges

• Geographic reach: Washuk is one of Balochistan’s largest and most sparsely populated districts; the DHQ anchors care for dispersed rural communities.
• Resource deficits: Frequent shortages of specialist doctors (particularly female gynecologists, pediatricians, and anesthetists) due to extreme remoteness.
• Tertiary referrals: Critical surgical cases and complex medical emergencies are routinely transferred to tertiary care institutions in Quetta or Kharan.