FARAH ASAD MANSURI

ABSTRACT

Health economics is reltively an evolving science in Pakistan and very important to understand in determining health capital. In order to attain effective, efficient and productive human capital resources, governments subsidise the health care facilities for its people. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan (2005-06), the government spent 0.75 percent of GDP on health sector. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its recent report on macroeconomics has recommended that US$ 34 per-capita is the required package for essential health care services. While currently Pakistan is spending Rs 254 (approximately US$ 4.2) per-capita. With this reality in front, it is a fact on opposite end that 70% of health consultations are sought through private sector, 23% by public sector hospitals, 2.5% BHUs and 7% hakeems in urban and rural populations collectively. Adding to the agony, these expenditures are overall regressive in rural Pakistan as well as at provincial and regional levels while only the preventive measures and health facilities sub-sector are progressive in Pakistan.

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Department of Community Health Science Karachi Medical & Dental College/Abbasi Shaheed Hospital