Abstract
Objectives: To identify the various features and problems of the health care system of
Pakistan and reflect on the health issues of women.
Study Design: Historical comparative study
Methodology: Qualitative methodology has been employed. The approach to reach
findings in this research is historical interpretative. Primary documents such as
government reports and reports of the international organization have been analyzed
through the research technique of textual analysis.
Results: The health care system of Pakistan comprises of various tiers from the level of
the village through Tehsil to District. Various policies about health have been formulated
and introduced by the Government of Pakistan, from time to time but most of these
policies didn’t meet conclusive and practical shape. Moreover, there are various
problems with the health care system such as absence or shortcoming of adequate expert
force, provision of quality medicine, and above all less spending on the health sector by
the government. As far as the health issues of women are concerned, women are
suffering from multiple diverse and sophisticated diseases. Issues related to reproduction
and pregnancies are common. There are cultural constraints as well which impedes
women’s access to primary and secondary health care.
Conclusions: The Healthcare system of Pakistan is devoid of the latest technology and
expectations of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For the reform of the health
sector in Pakistan, it is concluded that the health sector requires enhanced spending on a
budgetary level of government. Special attention, on the part of government and society,
is required for uplift of women’s health and elimination of health problems. In this regard
awareness programs for the males of society need to be launched so that women should
not have accessibility to health facilities issues anymore.
Nauman Reayat, Dr. Anwar Ul Mujahid Shah, Dr. Mohammad Daud Ali. (2020) A QUALITATIVE INSIGHT INTO THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, International Journal of Management Research and Emerging Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1.
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