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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 ...
Declaration of Alma-Ata was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC), Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan ), Soviet Union 6–12 September 1978. [1] It expressed the need for urgent action by all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community ...
Primary Health Care. Primary Healthcare system is the very basic health system for providing accessible, good-quality, responsive, equitable and integrated care. Primary healthcare in Pakistan mainly consists of basic health units, dispensaries, Maternal & child health centers (MNCH) and some private clinics at community level.
Primary care providers are trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat conditions you may have across your whole life span. Primary care includes preventive services like diabetes and cancer ...
Comorbidity is a medical term that you may have heard your doctor use. It describes the existence of more than one disease or condition within your body at the same time. Comorbidities are usually ...
Primary health care ( PHC) is "essential health care " that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community. PHC initiatives allow for the full participation of community members in implementation and decision making. [1]
Below we’ll explore 10 different types of health clinics, the services they provide, and how to find affordable care. 1. Primary care clinics. One of the most popular types of clinics are those ...
A tertiary referral hospital (also called a tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center, tertiary care center, or tertiary center) is a hospital that provides tertiary care, [1] which is a level of health care obtained from specialists in a large hospital after referral from the providers of primary care and secondary care. [2]