Even when patients recognize their symptoms, overcome the stigma, gain the support of their families and start looking for medical help, there are insufficient mental healthcare facilities.It is concluded that the health care system's response in Pakistan is not adequate to meet the current challenges and that changes in policy are needed.

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Calligraphy in Arabic is one of the most prominent skills found in many local buildings and sites and wall hangings, like copper work, paintings and carved wood. What are the specific beliefs of Muslim women that may affect health care, specifically health care provider evaluation and treatment? Mental health care needs to be incorporated as a core service in primary care and supported by specialist services.There is a strong need to provide adequate training for general practitioners and postgraduate training for mental health professionals to meet the current demands. Thirty years ago, patient care was largely thought to involve simply the correct application of medical science to disease. �X�����$��$H� $ʠ�C��a$H�d���:X+Ф��Rh*��j͑�I��\&�Jf��(�z$-�b�ˀ�(+�Su �0�e�dS.#s���y��b�� :���[��g�N�~��90�`�i���M���f{�40�\\��;�q�Ca���>�L�� y��娵@�� 5��` ��"8 According to the director of the nutritional science program at Pakistan's Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), and president of the Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS), Dr. Safdar, “only 99 papers of nutritional research were published in Pakistan between 1965 and 2003”.Tobacco smoking in Pakistan is legal, but under certain circumstances is banned. If calculated on per day basis, 177 million cigarettes per day were consumed in FY-14. Institute of Applied Health Research . 2. fS��x$���,��Y�X��U+d��`i��s�����%~�׮C ��7���7b��0�z�%�^����wt`t���E���mX�N�h GM)+]K D��S�����6�,�p��9���-�Yl�y�sQY6IG0��B�֖��fkn���K.

It is sustained by a popular belief in spiritual cures — exorcising evil spirits, experimenting with herbal cures — and a lack of awareness about mental illness's causes, symptoms, and cures. The perceived role of God in illness and recovery is a primary influence upon the health care beliefs and behaviors of American Muslims, a first-of-its-kind study has discovered.

Health care continues to mature. These programmes have been found effective in reducing stigma and increase awareness of mental illness amongst the adults and children living in rural areas.According to official data, there are 127,859 doctors and 12,804 health facilities in the country to cater for over 170 million people.Many Pakistani doctors and medical professionals choose to migrate to other countries, contributing to a As of 2007, there were 48 medical colleges and 21 dental colleges in the country.According to Dr.Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed Nursing is a major component of health care in Pakistan. Currently the industry has the capacity to manufacture a variety of traditional products ranging from simple pills to capsules, ointments and syrups. h�b```�vV )� € ",l@�1���`I��� �#pNe��y�a��3/p�a���)ʰ^�ˀ!Y�S��q�k�MXg2���ǰԀG���W:����.��bXx�k���E�1��7��_��a��3�Ϝ>y�̜�@�g;200�hLK�$S�:r��N�Ţ1#r;wlX#���CWc�7v^��x��n�A.5���W %PDF-1.4 %����