Showing posts with label Health in Pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health in Pakistan. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 March 2012

Women's Health Care in Pakistan

By Hayi Mansoor Pakistan has poor health as well as sanitation infrastructure. This is especially true in the rural regions of the country. About 19% of the Paki population is malnourished as against the 17% average maintained for developing countries. Astoundingly, 30% of the child population under the age of 5 is malnourished! Some of the leading causes of diseases and death are gastroenteritis, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, congenital abnormalities, malaria, and typhoid fever. According to the United Nations estimates AIDS will...