Healthcare System of Pakistan: Strengths and Weaknesses
Advances in Research,
Page 45-49
DOI:
10.9734/air/2021/v22i230297
Abstract
Each country of the world has its own health care system to follow, Pakistan has followed the healthcare system designed by British rulers since 1947. Primary healthcare, Secondary Healthcare and tertiary healthcare are the major parts of the defined healthcare system that are been practiced across the country. Pakistan has always participated and encouraged health promotion and delivery participating in Millennium Development Goal (MDG) program, encouraging public private partnership, investing in improvement of human resources and skills, introducing Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health centers. Though investment and inputs are set at achieving health for all but many weaknesses have slowed down the process of development. Poor governance and monitory policy, political influence and budget allocation issues have made it difficult to provide health on equal basis. The current review is aimed to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare system of Pakistan.
Keywords:
- Healthcare systems
- strengths weaknesses
- Pakistan
How to Cite
Ali, A., Ahmad, F., Danish, S. H., Zahid, N., Israr, N., & Farooq, S. (2021). Healthcare System of Pakistan: Strengths and Weaknesses. Advances in Research, 22(2), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.9734/air/2021/v22i230297
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Naseer M, Zahidie A, Shaikh BT. Determinants of patient's satisfaction with health care system in Pakistan: A critical review. Pakistan Journal of Public Health. 2012;2(2):52.
National Programme for family planning and primary Health Care “The lady Health workers programme” Jan 2010-June 2015. Government of Pakistan; 2016.
Available:http://www.pc.gov.pk/downloads/pc1forms_verticalhealth/program/National%20Program%20for%20Family%20Planning.pdf.
Shaikh BT, Hatcher J. Health seeking behaviour and health service utilization in Pakistan: challenging the policy makers. Journal of Public Health. 2005;27(1):49-54.
Manzoor I, Hashmi NR, Mukhtar F. Determinants and pattern of health care services utilisation in post graduate students. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad. 2009;21(3):100-5.
Ali SZ. Health for all in Pakistan: Achievements, strategies and challenges. EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2000;6(4):832-837.
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Planning Commission Centre for Research on Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution Islamabad. Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Report; 2005. [Internet]. [2010 Oct 27].
Available:file:///C:/Users/Wali%20Muhammad/Downloads/UNDP-PKMDG-Pak-2005.pdf
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Shaikh B, Rabbani F, Safi N, Dawar Z. Contracting of primary health care services in Pakistan: is up-scaling a pragmatic thinking. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2010;60(5):387.
Fatima R, Yaqoob A, Qadeer E, Hinderaker SG, Ikram A, Sismanidis C. Measuring and addressing the childhood tuberculosis reporting gaps in Pakistan: The first ever national inventory study among children. PloS One. 2019;14(12):e0227186.
Asad K. Failure analysis of Primary health Care in Pakistan and recommendations for change. Health Commission Report, Insaf Research Wing; 2009.
Khan S, Qureshi MS. Privatization and Public-Private Partnership in Pakistan.
Iqbal S, Maqsood S, Zakar R, Zakar MZ, Fischer F. Continuum of care in maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan: Analysis of trends and determinants from 2006 to 2012. BMC Health Services Research. 2017;17(1):189.
WHO; 2020.
Available:http://www.emro.who.int/pak/programmes/expanded-programme-on-immunization.html
Khan MS, Mehboob N, Rahman-Shepherd A, Naureen F, Rashid A, Buzdar N, Ishaq M. What can motivate Lady Health Workers in Pakistan to engage more actively in tuberculosis case-finding?. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1):999.
AFTAB W, SIDDIQI S, IQBAL E. Review of the Governance of Public Sector Hospitals in Pakistan: Lessons for the Future. The Official Journal of the International Hospital Federation.:7.
Hassan A, Mahmood K, Bukhsh HA. Healthcare system of Pakistan. IJARP. 2017;1(4):170-3.
Khan NN, Puthussery S. Stakeholder perspectives on public-private partnership in health service delivery in Sindh province of Pakistan: a qualitative study. Public Health. 2019;170:1-9.
Khan MM, Van den Heuvel W. The impact of political context upon the health policy process in Pakistan. Public Health. 2007;121(4):278-86.
Gohar Wajid DA, Al Massoud HA. Prospects, Prerequisites and Challenges for Developing a Healthcare Quality Improvement Strategy for Pakistani Healthcare System. Pak Seventh Int Conv Qual Improv. 2002;1-7.
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Deogaonkar M. Socio-economic inequality and its effect on healthcare delivery in India: Inequality and healthcare. Electronic Journal of Sociology. 2004;11.
Ahmed J, Shaikh BT. An all time low budget for healthcare in Pakistan. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2008;18(6):388.
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