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The need for an affordable and accessible and equitable health care of a given quality is one of the key ingredients for inclusive development for any country. The disease burden is unpredictable and uncertain and can also impact the vulnerable and the poor at the margin very catastrophically. Despite the challenges faced by the government in providing accessible health care to the people, there have been commendable achievements in the health sector in Pakistan.
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Nishtar S et al (2010) Protecting the poor against health impoverishment in Pakistan: proof of concept of the potential within innovative web and mobile phone technologies. World Health Report, Background Paper, 55, World Health Organization
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Jha, G.K., Roy Chowdhury, S. (2020). Health Sector Scenarios in Pakistan: Policy Priorities and Challenges Ahead. In: Banik, A. (eds) Trade in Health Services in South Asia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2191-1_5
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