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PIDE Working Papers
2007:32
Health Care Services and Government
Spending in Pakistan
Muhammad Akram
International Institute of Islamic Economics
International Islamic University, Islamabad
and
Faheem Jehangir Khan
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad
PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ISLAMABAD
2
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CONTENTS
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Abstract
v
1. Introduction and Background
1
2. Literature Review
2
3. Policies Emphasising Health Care Services in Pakistan
4
3.1. Health Millennium Development Goals (2015)
5
3.2. Medium Term Development Framework (2005–10)
7
3.3. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
9
3.4. National Health Policy (Health Sector Reform)
9
4. Public Health Care Service Delivery in Pakistan
10
4.1. Access to Health Care Services
11
4.2. Public Sector Spending on Health Care Services
13
5. Research Focus
16
Methodology
16
Data Sources
17
6. Results and Discussion
18
7. Conclusion and Policy Implications
22
Conclusion
22
Policy Implications
23
References
24
List of Tables
Table 1. Health Related Indicators (Regional Comparison)
5
Table 2. National Medical and Health Establishments
8
Table 3. Registered Medical and Paramedical Personnel
12
4
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Table 4. Health Consultations in Past...