Tele-Medicine to Resuscitate Primary Care in Pakistan

Pakistan is the densely populated country with the major rural-urban disparity in the delivery of healthcare services. Even though the population of Pakistan is concentrated in the villages and small towns, the medical services in those areas are far from sufficient. The telecommunication industry in Pakistan is undergoing a rapid development, as a result of which the communication connectivity all

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90% Treatment Gap of Mental Health in Pakistan

More than 220 million people live in Pakistan. About 500 of those people, however, are psychiatrists. The numbers are even more striking when considering Pakistan’s rural areas, where there is only about one psychiatrist for every one million people. Stigma and other societal constraints also contribute toward Pakistanis not getting the mental health care they need, resulting in an almost

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People Pleasers – Inability to say “No”

While ‘No’, is a two letter word, some of us feel uncomfortable rather guilty to say it. This reluctance becomes concerning when some of us avoid saying “No” and become a ‘Yes Man or Woman’. It is perceived that saying ‘Yes’ will be acknowledged by all and they will be endorsed in good books. Although such People-Pleasers have a history of

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Neglected Primary Care Leads to Overburdened Specialized Hospitals

Despite the technological and organizational advances of 21st century health-care systems, care scandals and burgeoning complaints from patients have raised concerns about patient neglect in hospitals. Patient neglect is an issue of increasing public concern from around the globe, yet remains poorly understood. Medical negligence is an act or omission by a doctor in which the care provided was deviated

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