Health

The increasing rate of health issues in Pakistan is alarming. These health issues are leading to new kind of diseases that are difficult to treat because of lack of finances and economic conditions. Pakistan is currently ranking 1t 122 out of 190 countries in terms of health care according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite significant improvements over the past decades, Pakistan has third highest rate in the world when it comes to infant mortality.

More than 60 million people are living below the poverty line in Pakistan. These people cannot even meet their basic needs due to limited finance. Additionally, if they are diagnosed with any disease, they have nowhere to go. The local hospitals, nurses and doctors are not enough to cater all the underprivileged people in Pakistan. The government has not made health care in Pakistan a priority. Local hospitals have been treating poor people for free but they are not able to cater many people at a time due to lack of resources. Also, if patients need surgical treatment from local hospitals, then they have to wait for a long time because of waiting list. By the time their turn comes, the patient either expires or their health gets worse. There is a backlog of more than 2 million surgeries in Pakistan and number is increasing with each passing day.

On the other hand, people living in rural communities are not aware of their disease due to which they are not able to get proper treatment on time. There are a number of diseases that are widespread in Pakistan and poor people are mostly suffering from them. The main reason is lack of awareness and finance.