Year: 2020 | Month: March | Volume 9 | Issue 1
Healthcare Systems & its Challenges in Pakistan
Muhammad Faisal Hashami
DOI:10.30954/2249-6637.01.2020.3
Abstract:
This paper shows the multiple challenges in Healthcare Systems’ Programme and its weaknesses and also gives some recommendations to improve it. Healthcare system plays very important role in the development of the country. If a country wants to make progress in all fields of life, it should provide the health atmosphere to its citizens and it is only then possible when it is increased by manpower system. Pakistan is an underdeveloped country and it stands 65th position among 102 developing countries. It has totally taken inherited Healthcare system from British side in 1947and now this Healthcare system consists of private and public sector. The private sector serves nearly 70% of population and 30% by public sector (Papanek, 2019). According to the constitution of provisional health of Pakistan, it is the government responsibility to provide the health facility to its citizens. Healthcare Services are delivered through a three-tiered namely; (Primary, secondary and territory Healthcare system). In Primary Healthcare services only Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) are included. And in Secondary Healthcare Services Tehsil Head Quarters (THQs) and District Head Quarters (DHQs) are included. And Tertiary Healthcare hospital is an individual system.
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