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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]
The World Bank estimates that Bangladesh is ranked 1st in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition. [43][42] In Bangladesh, 26% of the population are undernourished [44] and 46% of the children suffers from moderate to severe underweight problem. [45] 43% of children under 5 years old are stunted.
ICDDR,B (formerly known as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) is an international health research organisation located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] Dedicated to saving lives through research and treatment, ICDDR,B addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today, ranging from improving ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The virus was confirmed to have reached Pakistan on 26 February 2020, when two cases were recorded (a student in Karachi who had just returned from Iran and another person in the Islamabad Capital Territory). [3]
Botswana established a free healthcare system that operates a system of public medical centers, with 98% of health facilities in the country run by the government. [citation needed] All citizens are entitled to be treated in taxpayer funded facilities, though a nominal fee of ~70 BWP (~US$6.60) is typically charged for public health services except for sexual reproductive health services and ...
Zafrullah Chowdhury. Zafrullah Chowdhury (27 December 1941 – 11 April 2023) was a Bangladeshi public health activist. He was the founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, a rural healthcare organisation. He was known more for his work in formulating the Bangladesh National Drug Policy in 1982.
Pakistan felt the absence of Abrar in particular after all-rounder Salman Ali Agha ended up with 0-136 from his 41 overs of off-spin, as Bangladesh amassed a first-innings total o