Abstract

Development of psychological state services in West Pakistan

Pakistan may be a country comprising four provinces: geographic region, Sind, Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, additionally to the federally administered social group areas and also the federal capital territory of national capital. it's featheredged by China, Islamic State of Afghanistan, Persia and Bharat. it's a population of 152 million (excluding associate degree calculable 3–4 million Afghan and Bangladeshi immigrants) and a section of 796 095 km2.

The per capita gross national product (GNP) is $483 and also the budget of the Ministry of Health is five-hitter of the national budget, or 0.7% of the gross national product (1997 figures). The annual per capita expenditure on health by the Ministry of Health is $3.5, compared with the national expenditure of $31. The ratios of beds, doctors, dentists and nurses to ten 000 population compute at half dozen.9, 6.0, 0.25 and 4.1, severally. The psychological state budget is zero.4% of the general health budget.


Author(s): Malik Hussain

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