{"id":987502012,"date":"2023-02-03T08:19:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/country\/pakistan\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T08:29:58","slug":"pakistan","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/countries\/pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 1 -” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pakistan is a lower-middle-income country that spends about 3% of its GDP on health1<\/a><\/sup>. With 96% of current health spending funded domestically, 54% is accounted for by out-of-pocket (OOP) payments. High reliance on OOP payments is the major obstacle in improving access to health services, coverage and equity1<\/a><\/sup>.[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=”Financial protection is key to UHC progress” html_tag=”h3″ primary_color=”#455A64″ secondary_color=”#455A64″ admin_label=”HEADING (50-60 characters)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_font_size=”28px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”15px||10px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 2 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Pakistan’s commitment to UHC is spelled out in the National Health Vision 2016\u20132025 and provincial health strategies2<\/a><\/sup>. It focuses on population health coverage and financial protection to attain health- and poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The policy target and priority are to ensure universal access to essential health services and financial protection to nearly half of the population in need by 20303<\/a><\/sup> 4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]In recent years, the government made notable progress towards UHC, including defining the UHC benefit package with clear purchasing arrangements5<\/a><\/sup>. Both federal and provincial governments have developed and introduced social health protection programmes in their constituencies to address high OOP payments6<\/a><\/sup>. Public financial management measures have been initiated at the federal and provincial levels to align public finance with health financing functions.[\/et_pb_text][ba_gradient_heading title=”Partnership collaboration makes a difference” html_tag=”h3″ primary_color=”#455A64″ secondary_color=”#455A64″ admin_label=”HEADING (50-60 characters)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”||||||||” title_font_size=”28px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”15px||10px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/ba_gradient_heading][et_pb_text admin_label=”TEXT – BLOCK 4 ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

P4H partners are committed to supporting government policy reforms to strengthen primary health care and accelerate progress towards UHC<\/span>\u00a0as part of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well Being. From the government\u2019s point of view, ownership and leadership are essential to translate global and regional agendas into country-specific concrete activities and results expected from collaboration with P4H<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pakistan actively participated in the L4UHC programme cycle in Asia in October 2022<\/span>\u00a0to strategize about social health protection interventions with involvement of civil society organizations, and private and public sector administrators. There is ongoing work to develop a national health financing strategy aligned with health and social protection reforms in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO 2022<\/a> [↩<\/a>][↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>
  2. National health vision Pakistan 2016-2025, Minstry of National Health services regulatin nad coordination, Isamabad Pakistan [↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>
  3. WHO, 2021; Global UHC Monitoring Report \u2013 Number projected for Pakistan based on the indicator 3.8.1 reported [↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>
  4. WHO, 2021; Global UHC Monitoring Report \u2013 Number projected for Pakistan based on the indicator 3.8.2 reported [↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>
  5. Universal Health Coverage Benefit Package of Pakistan, Essential Package of Health Services with Localized Evidence, M\/o NHSR&C, Pakistan, October 2020 [↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>
  6. Such as the Sehat Sahulat Program (SSP), and the Social Health Protection Initiatives [↩<\/a>]<\/span><\/li><\/ol>