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The private health sector constitutes a diverse group of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, traditional healers, drug vendors, as well as laboratory technicians, shopkeepers and unqualified practitioners. Development of life expectancy in Pakistan. Despite the increase in public health facilities, Pakistan's population growth has generated an unmet ...
According to latest statistics, Pakistan spends 2.95% of its GDP on health (2020). [5] Pakistan per capita income (PPP current international $,) is 6.437.2 in 2022 [6] and the current health expenditure per capita (current US$) is 38.18. [7] The total adult literacy rate in Pakistan is 58% (2019) [7] and primary school enrollment is 68% (2018). [7]
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.
As per Pakistan Medical Commission 2021 database, there are 176 medical colleges in Pakistan (Medical and Dental Colleges). About 45 medical colleges are public sector medical colleges, and 72 are private sector medical colleges. In addition, there are 17 Public Dental Colleges and 42 Private Dental Colleges. [2]
Shifa International Hospitals Limited was the first private limited hospital in Pakistan to be accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) in 2017, with two consecutive re-accreditations in 2020 and 2024. This is a rare accomplishment in Pakistan’s healthcare sector.
Spending on health care rose to 1.7 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000, nearly triple the 0.6 percent of GDP spent in 1989. But during the past decade, improvement in health care has slowed. Paraguay spends less per capita (US$13–20 per year) than most other Latin American countries.
Website. www.aku.edu. Aga Khan University is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan. AKU began life as a health-sciences university.
Hospitals in Pakistan. The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi, established in 1985, is the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University's (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. Founded by the Aga Khan, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care.