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Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – Facilities for Disabled – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 983 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 983 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Antoni Shkraba Credit: Eren Li Credit: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz Credit: Sany Nur Credit: Shvets Production World Health Organization – WHO – states that people with disabilities, throughout the life course, have unequal access to healthcare services, have greater unmet healthcare needs, and experience poorer levels of health compared with the general population. As a result, people with disabilities have poorer health outcomes than the general population.  People with disabilities frequently experience preventable diseases and report high incidence of risk behavior such as obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity. It means a par...

Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – General Information – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 976 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 976 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Anna Shvets Credit: Laura James Credit: Max Mishin Healthcare is among the basic rights granted by the constitution. UHC – Universal Health Care is among the Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations, and Pakistan is also a signatory to the SDGs. Successive governments have had a lukewarm attitude towards healthcare and did not go beyond announcing few new projects for public consumption. The most recent and successful effort was Sehat Sahulat Program by the last government. Please ignore politics for a moment. The program, in its design and spirit, was excellent but did have issues in execution, mainly related to corruption a...

Changes in Life Expectancy and Diseases Profile – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #913 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #913 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans  aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Yan Krukau Erin Li Credit: Ivan Smakov Credit: Yan Krukau “In many respects, health is a remarkable success story. Over the past century, life expectancy has dramatically increased in most parts of the world. But the portion of life we human beings spend in moderate and poor health has not changed, meaning we spend more years in poor health than at any point in history. Moreover, significant inequity continues to exist across and within countries”.  What is good health? It is the state in which we are able to lead productive and enjoyable ...

Healthcare Delivery in Conflict Zones – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #861 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #861 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Gaza - Credit: MSF Gaza - Credit: MSF Sudan - Credit: MSF Martin Griffiths, UN Relief Chief tweeted on Sunday 15 October at 6.15PM. “The specter of death is hanging over #Gaza. With no water, no power, no food and no medicine, thousands will die.” Israeli Prime Minister’s office has said more than 1400 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas’s offensive on October 7. Meanwhile, 2450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombings on Gaza. EU leaders have jointly and unanimously backed Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international ...

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Last Part – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #792 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #792 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Anna Shvets Photo Credit: Los Muertos Crew Photo Credit: SHVETS Productions Summary & Suggestions Based on several studies, some of which are referred to at the bottom, following are the summary and suggestions. Healthcare system in Pakistan has been improving over time due to policy changes and more budget allocation. However, our rapid population growth defeats all planning quickly. Budget increase, policy changes, MDGs, SDGs, all remain unfinished or without effectiveness which is envisaged during planning. Our promotion of family plannin...

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 8 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #791 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #791 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Karolina Grabowska Photo Credit: Alex Green Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Drugs & Devices Infrastructure Access to Drugs Pakistan boasts a large pharmaceutical...

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 6 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #789 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #789 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: Domineves Anthony Photo Credit: Zakir Rushanly Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Private Health Infrastructure – Issues and Opportunities  According to some stati...

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 5 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #788 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #788 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Anna Shvets Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: RODNAE productions Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Public Health Infrastructure – Issues and Opportunities Public sector hospitals have bee...