| ID | 132543 |
| Title Proper | Poor healthcare in Pakistan |
| Other Title Information | exploring the impact of privatizing healthcare |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hafeez, Muhammad |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The link between poverty and health is well established worldwide, but the connection is both direct (lack of access to health services) and indirect (lack of awareness about health-related issues). Poverty helps produce ailments and ill-health pushes people towards poverty. It is a vicious cycle. Socioeconomic conditions create situations that can lead to ill-health. Health emergencies can cost individuals and families, dearly aggravating poverty. According to the World Bank, 25 percent of hospitalized people in India fall below the poverty line. In Pakistan, little research based on empirical data has been found to understand the link between health and poverty. However, a World Bank study found out that approximately four percent of the population in Pakistan falls into poverty due to health shocks each year. |
| `In' analytical Note | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.52-56 |
| Journal Source | Harvard International Review Vol.35, No.4; Spring 2014: p.52-56 |
| Key Words | India ; Pakistan ; Healthcare ; Healthcare Service ; Empirical Data ; Socioeconomic Conditions ; World Bank ; International Cooperation - IC ; Economic Cooperation ; International Organization - IO ; Strategy ; Health Emergencies ; Privatizing Healthcare ; Developing World ; Under Developing Counties ; Third World |