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This paper empirically analyzes three dimensions of
wide spread violence in the area. First, it maps the current research
and views on the nature of violence in FATA. Second, it...
Assessment of Health Services on Relevant Primary Health Care
Principles in Internally Displaced People of Pakistan Based
on SPHERE Standards and Indicators
Globally, Pakistan has the third highest burden of maternal, fetal, and child mortality. It has made slow progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and in addressing...
Pakistan has undergone massive changes in its federal structure under the 18th Constitutional Amendment. To gain insights that will inform reform plans, we assessed several aspects of health-...
"The construction of health facilities, establishment of
medical schools, and recruitment of health workers
in the public sector have been important aspects of
a popular...
Many diseases are common in Pakistan, including
endemic and epidemic infectious diseases, emerging infections, and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. An estimated 8–9 million...
Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of morbidity and mortality in...
According to Alex Ezeh and colleagues, “Pakistan’s failure to promote family planning in the 1970s and 1980s” has already had, and will lead to, great repercussions: a population that is...
Pakistan’s enormous macroeconomic, internal, and human security challenges coexist alongside the opportunity created by a huge desire for change. With democracy taking root and a new...
The South Asia earthquake on 8 October 2006 claimed at least
73,000 lives. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, it left many others
without food, clothes and shelter to face the harsh...