TITLE:
Status of General Practice and Challenges to Healthcare System of Pakistan
AUTHORS:
Rashid M. Ansari, Yusra Ansari, Saiqaa Y. Ansari
KEYWORDS:
General Practice, Healthcare System, Type 2 Diabetes, Challenges from Chronic Diseases, Gender Disparity, Low Ranking
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.5 No.12,
December
18,
2015
ABSTRACT: This article provides insight into the status of general practice in Pakistan and challenges to its
health care system. The country ranked 122nd on the overall health system attainment and ranked
7th in the world on diabetes prevalence. The public sector health care system in Pakistan is encountered
with many problems such as structural fragmentation, resource scarcity, inefficiency
and lack of functional specificity, gender insensitivity and inaccessibility. The general practice
status in Pakistan requires immediate attention to face the challenges created by chronic diseases
in the country. Of particular mention are the patient-doctor interaction, healthcare system delivery,
access to the doctors and better utilization of primary health care services.