Healthcare System Of Pakistan
Volume 1 - Issue 4, October 2017 Edition
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Author(s)
Dr. Ahmad Hassan, Dr. Khalid Mahmood, Dr. Hudebia Allah Bukhsh
Keywords
Healthcare System, health policies, healthcare delivery system, regional countries health index, health challenges & health programs in Pakistan.
Abstract
Paper is about healthcare delivery system, multiple challenges, weaknesses in health policies and recommendations to improve Healthcare System of Pakistan. Healthcare sector is very important for any country which directly affects the economy of country. If there would be healthy manpower there would be increase in the productivity and as a result the economy of the country will also see an increase that leads to human welfare. Pakistan inherited totally inadequate Healthcare delivery system that was a heritage of grand British period. Healthcare system in Pakistan is practically vertical and in part, horizontal. Healthcare system of Pakistan consists of private and public sector. The private sector serves nearly 70% of population and 30% by public sector (1). Pakistan is a low income country and according to Human Poverty Index (HPI), it ranks 65th among 102 developing countries (2). Only 27% of the population benefited from full healthcare coverage which includes mostly government employees and members of armed forces, and remaining 73% depends on out of pocket payments (3). In Pakistan public sector health expenditure is 0.919% of GDP as per World Bank data 2014 (4). As per Pakistan constitution provision of health is responsibility of provincial governments except in federally administered areas. State Healthcare Service delivery is being organized through a three-tiered Healthcare delivery system. The former includes Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) forming core of primary Healthcare structure. Tehsil Head Quarters (THQs) and District Head Quarters (DHQs) for secondary care including first and second referral facilities which are supported by Tertiary care from teaching hospitals (3).
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