The Sindh health government on Tuesday launched a free mortuary van service across the province.
Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho inaugurated the service. The Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services will operate free mortuary van service. A total of 25 mortuary vans will be used to transport bodies for free throughout Sindh. This will be the first such service of its kind in the province.
Initially, eight vehicles will be stationed in Karachi, 5 in Hyderabad region, 3 each will be deployed in MirpurKhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur and Larkana regions.
The service will be provided free of charge on a first come first served basis to those who cannot afford to transport the bodies of their loved ones.
The service will be offered based on a first-come, first-served basis. This service will be offered without charge to those who cannot afford it after adequate verification. Only bodies from hospitals shall be transported by mortuary vans. The service will initially be only for within the district transportation. Free mortuary service will be accessible throughout Sindh by dialing 1122.
