CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT IN RURAL PAKISTAN
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Keywords
Primary healthcare, Healthcare facilities, Service readiness, Health systems
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess the usual precautions, basic amenities, basic equipment, lab capacity, and needed pharmaceuticals in Pakistani public-primary healthcare facilities.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration: This study was contacted at Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
Methods: Several structured questionnaires were included in this survey, with the subjects being the rural health facilities. Information was supplied by the administrative leaders of all public primary health care facilities in Pakistan's rural districts, as well as by extra employees if needed. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the data.
Results: Out of the 20 health facilities that were evaluated, only 46 percent of RHCs had a sign board that could be read. 58% of RHCs have a female medical officer serving as the administrative head. The things that were ignored the most were the restroom and electricity backup. Pakistan's Rural Health Care (RHC) has a difficulty because the Basic Health Units' (BHUs') laboratory capability, standard precautions, and basic facilities all clearly deviated from standards.
Conclusion: The government of Pakistan is clearly working hard to meet primary healthcare targets, but more has to be done to mainstream institutional, political, and societal commitments along with updated RHC standards.
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Shabnam Wazir
Lecturer - Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
Waqas Hussain
Senior registrar of medicine, Dow University of health sciences, Dr.Ruth K. M. Pfau, Civil Hospital Karachi
Muhammad Afrasiab Khan
Senior Registrar, Department of Forensic Dentistry, WATIM Medical and Dental College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Atif Nisar
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bahauddin University Multan
Safdar Ali
Department of Microbiology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 63100
Inam-u-llah
Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Haripur
Naveed Ahmad Jhamat
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab Gujranwala Campus
Ghulam Mustafa
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab Gujranwala Campus
Muhammad Sheraz Qureshi
School of Pharmacy, Multan University of Science and Technology Multan Pakistan
Ravi Dutt Sharma
Assistant Professor-Biology, Department of Pure Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Technology. Natabua Campus, Lautoka. Fiji National University, Republic of Fiji