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An All Time Low Budget For Healthcare In Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed, Babar T Shaikh
An All Time Low Budget For Healthcare In Pakistan, Jamil Ahmed, Babar T Shaikh
Community Health Sciences
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Prescription Of Medicines By Medical Students Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Reema Syed, Sana Waqar, Faria A. Irani, Sarah Saleem
Prescription Of Medicines By Medical Students Of Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Reema Syed, Sana Waqar, Faria A. Irani, Sarah Saleem
Community Health Sciences
Background: Prescription of medicines by non-doctors is an issue with serious global implications. To our knowledge prescription of drugs by medical and non-medical students has not been studied before. We aimed to determine the practice and attitudes of drug prescription by medical students and: a) how non-medical students respond to this practice, b) How this compares with the attitudes and practices of non-medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 600 students randomly selected from 2 medical and 2 non-medical universities. Ethical requirements were ensured and data was collected using self administered questionnaires. The Chi square …
Social Health Insurance: Can We Ever Make A Case For Pakistan, Farina G Abrejo, Babar Tasneem Shaikh
Social Health Insurance: Can We Ever Make A Case For Pakistan, Farina G Abrejo, Babar Tasneem Shaikh
Community Health Sciences
Social Health Insurance has been used as an approach to increase efficiency of healthcare system and consumer satisfaction in provision of healthcare services. Many developed countries have successfully planned and implemented insurance models which provide almost universal coverage and addresses issues of equity. The phenomenon is established however, developing countries especially Eastern Mediterranean region is still struggling to present one successful model of social health insurance which can be compared with European or Scandinavian countries. Pakistan likewise faces huge challenges in public sector healthcare provision and considerable proportion of population prefers to go to private sector. Quality of care, access …