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Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

2014

Neurosurgery

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Cost-Effective Practice Of Neurology: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Rashid Jooma Jul 2014

Cost-Effective Practice Of Neurology: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Rashid Jooma

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Pakistanis spent $ 7.2 billion on healthcare in 2013 (3.1% of our Gross Domestic Product), representing a per capita expenditure of $ 39.4. The government contribution to this was no more than 31.4% ($ 12.4 per capita). The public allocations to health thus represent a paltry 4.7% of total government expenditure and are just shy of 1% of our GDP.


Neurosurgery Literature Highlights & Psychiatry Literature Highlights, Muhammad Waqas Shaiq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Jan 2014

Neurosurgery Literature Highlights & Psychiatry Literature Highlights, Muhammad Waqas Shaiq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Today, a great challenge of our profession is to envision how we will deliver exemplary neurosurgical care in the future. To accomplish this requires anticipating how economic, political, and societal influences will affect our ability to provide the highest quality of patient care in an arena that will look increasingly different from today's world of medicine. Already, our profession is battling a relentless assault as numerous sectors implement change that impacts us and our community every day. Surviving this requires an effective strategy that will involve significant cultural change.