Pakistan Healthcare Statistics
A few bleak statistics are all we need to realize that the health of Pakistan as a country leaves much to be desired:
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Pakistan spends only 2.6 percent of its GDP on health, the sixth lowest rate in the world
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A 2018 UNICEF report revealed that Pakistan has the highest Infant Mortality Rate in the world – newborns here face a one in 22 chance of dying within a month of birth
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Pakistan has a Maternal Mortality Rate of 127/100,000 which accounts for 28 percent of the global total
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Every 37 minutes, one woman dies giving birth in Pakistan (14,000 woman every year)
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40 percent of children in Pakistan are malnourished and out of those, 11 percent are severely malnourished
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177,000 children die every year in Pakistan because they or their mothers are malnourished
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Diseases such as acute respiratory infections, malaria, dengue fever, tuberculosis, Hepatitis A and C still plague Pakistan, though they have been controlled in much of the world
Hope for the Future
Even with the present scenario, HOPE sees potential for improvement in Pakistan’s health state. Consider these points:
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80 percent of newborn deaths are preventable with trained midwives, clean water, proper hygiene, and breastfeeding within the first hour
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Out of the 14,000 deaths of women due to childbirth, 1/3 of these are preventable (4,500 per year)
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Climate conditions, poverty, and lack of access to adequate healthcare make Pakistan susceptible to many diseases that are preventable and/or treatable
HOPE's Healthcare Network
Since 1997, HOPE has been chipping away at the abominable health issues facing Pakistan through a network of Hospitals, Maternal and Child Health Centers, Basic Health Units, and Mobile Health Units. In 2023, we were able to treat 800,000 impoverished men, women, and children for free or minimal cost at all our health facilities:
Hospitals
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As of 2024, HOPE has established four charitable Hospitals in Pakistan: one in Karachi, one in Thatta, one in Zia Colony, and one in Sujawal. Each Hospital is complete with surgical facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, and labor and delivery rooms. In 2023, over 625,000 patients were seen altogether at all four hospitals. Combined, over 10,500 surgeries were conducted and over 6,800 babies were delivered.
Maternal and Child
Health Centers
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HOPE has 11 Maternal and Child Health Centers (MCHCs) in Pakistan: Manzoor Colony (Karachi), Mujahid Colony (Karachi), Bilal Colony (Karachi), Korangi 5 (Karachi), Zia Colony (Karachi), Chikaar (Azad Kashmir), Langarpura (Azad Kashmir), Mansehra (KPK), Garhi Habibullah (KPK), Muzaffargarh (Punjab), and Chakhama (Azad Kashmir). MCHCs support women’s obstetric and gynecological services, prenatal care, and family planning services. Emphasis is placed upon promoting safe deliveries and reducing maternal and infant mortality due to pregnancy-related complications. Yearly, over 170,000 total mothers and children are seen total in all MCHC facilities.
Mobile Health Units
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HOPE is able to access 20 villages in the outskirts of Karachi via two Mobile Health Units (MHUs). Doctors travel from Karachi to staff the MHUs on a rotational basis. In 2023, both MHUs provided over 70,000 patients total (mainly women and children) access to basic medical care and emergency services.