Srinagar, Dec 4: Winter descends fast in Jammu and Kashmir, but doctors don’t.

As soon as snow seals roads and stretches emergencies, entire districts brace for another season without the specialists who could save lives.

Across J&K’s hospitals, over 5000 vacancies and a shortage of specialists have left far-flung districts dangerously exposed.

Key posts remain empty, recruitment drags on, and tertiary hospitals buckle under referrals, revealing a system unable to heal itself.

With snowfall and inclement weather in winters set to make healthcare access more arduous for far-flung areas, the shortage of specialists will risk more lives this year as well, like it has for decades.

J&K’s healthcare delivery has further downgraded under a chronic shortage of specialist doctors, while the go

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