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Obesity in Pakistan is a health issue that has effected concern only in the past few years. Urbanisation and an unhealthy, energy-dense diet (the high presence of oil and fats in Pakistani cooking), as well as changing lifestyles, are among the root causes contributing to obesity in the country.
National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) is the research organization established by the government since 1986. The NIPS has been mandated to act as a technical arm of the Government for undertaking high quality research and to produce evidence-based data, information for utilization by the Public sector and others agencies for policy formulation, strategic planning and making reference ...
Primary Healthcare system is the very basic health system for providing accessible, good-quality, responsive, equitable and integrated care. Primary healthcare in Pakistan mainly consists of basic health units, dispensaries, Maternal & child health centers and some private clinics at community level.
Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC), (Urdu: ہیئتِ پاکستان برائے تحقیقاتِ صحت) formerly known as the Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) is an autonomous research agency of Government of Pakistan under the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination in the field of medical and health sciences.
Health care in Pakistan is mostly private where the government provides a small amount of the total health expenditures, with the remainder being entirely private, out-of-pocket expenses. Health care delivery in Pakistan on the other hand, is the worst of both worlds; not only the health care delivery is predominantly private there are no ...
The National Health Laboratories was the brainchild of Health Minister Wajid Ali Khan Burki and was approved by the Government of Pakistan in 1961 at the cost of Rs. 20.5 million (equivalent to Rs. 100 million or US$360,000 in 2021). By the end of its completion in 1965, its cost rose to Rs. 400 million (equivalent to Rs.
The People's Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country was established in response to a World Bank report based on the World Health Organization's health model. It focuses on shifting the healthcare system from primarily curative approaches to a more preventive and promotive model of care. [5]
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre; Geography; Location: Lahore and Peshawar (Karachi currently under construction): Coordinates (Lahore): Organisation; Funding: Donations: Type: Specialist and teaching: Services; Beds: 195 (SKMCH&RC, Lahore): History; Opened: 29 December 1994: Links; Website: www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk: This article is part of a series about. Imran Khan ...