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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.
Sources of health expenditure in Pakistan was mostly "out-of-pocket" spending around 66% followed by the Government health spending at 22.1% in 2005.The situation has improved slightly now with out-of-pocket spending estimated to be 54.3% in 2020 followed by Government health spending of 35.6%.
2,502 basic health units; 316 rural health centers; 88 Tehsil headquarter hospitals; 36 district headquarter hospitals; 46 Teaching hospitals/tertiary care hospitals; Pakistan is number 8 out of the 22 most disease burdened countries in the world. TB is most common in Pakistan.
This 800-bed cardiac health care institute is a major institute and hospital in Pakistan. The documentary details how hospital delivers heart disease and health care services to people of Pakistan Armed Forces and fellow citizens of Pakistan. 2018 Making of Pakistan A documentary showing why and how Pakistan was created. [14] 2018 Amazing Pakistan
According to 2016 statistics, Pakistan has more than 1200 public hospitals and 700 private hospitals. [1] Besides these hospitals, there are also small Medical Clinics plus Maternity & Child Health Centers in different areas of Pakistan. [2] The fees of public hospitals are marginal and affordable for all. However, private hospitals are expensive.
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan was established in 2012 and is the largest department in the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, with its headquarters in Islamabad and regional offices in the provincial capitals of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. DRAP has been established by the Federal Government ...
According to the National Health Care Act 2017, every patient has the right to receive life-saving care without advance payment for treatment. Healthcare professionals and establishments are obligated, under all circumstances, to treat an emergency patient. [2] EMS in Pakistan include pre-hospital emergency care, such as ambulance services.
The Sehat Sahulat Program is a flagship social health insurance initiative launched by the Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2015 with the name of 'Pakistan Sehat Card' [1] [2] [3] to provide free healthcare services to the underprivileged population of the country then carried on by PTI government in 2019, under name of Sehat Sahulat Card later known as Sehat Insaf Card. [4] The program is ...