Too Poor to Heal

Many Kashmiri families struggle to access healthcare as rising costs, broken infrastructure, and uneven services leave the most vulnerable with little hope.

- Kamran Hamid Bhat

Everywhere you look in Kashmir's hospitals, the walls are covered with QR codes. “Scan to book an appointment.” “Scan to get your reports.” “Scan to make payments.”

Some hospitals have even stopped taking walk-ins or offline registrations. Technology is advancing, we are told.

But what about the families who can't afford a smartphone? Those who can't even pay the smallest hospital fee? For them, healthcare is out of reach.

Kashmir's healthcare system is at a crossroads. Costs are rising, government programs are struggling, and infrastructure is failing.