HEALTH STATUS IN BALOCHISTAN Balochistan is Pakistans least-developed province with a high rate of maternal mortality, illiteracy, unemployment, poverty, gender disparity, insurgency and brutal killings.
Inflexible social customs and practices are
widely blamed for the plight of women and poor health services in Balochistan but other reasons are prominent. Challenges influencing Health Services Strong tribal influence due to illiteracy, poverty and lack of awareness.
Poor law and order situation is poor, scaring doctors
to work in far flung areas.
27 doctors killed, 16 kidnapped, over 40 tortured
Over 100 doctors, including 20 specialists, have left
the province because of security issues.
73 doctors suspended, 500 doctors salary stopped for
the reason of demanding security
Complete strike in private and govt. sector for more
than 60 days. Comparison of National with Balochistan data NATIONAL BALOCHISTAN Maternal Mortality Rate MMR = 600 to785/100 000
272/100,000 live births Live births
Neonatal Mortality rate NMR = 72/1000 Live
54/1000 live births births
Child Mortality rate CMR = 94 to128/1000
89/1000 live births Live births
Total Fertility Rate 3.07 Total Fertility Rate 5.4
children per woman children per woman
Population growth rate 1.8% Population growth rate
2.7% Challenges People living in mountains and far flung areas have no access to heath facility.
75000 villages are without proper road network.
Non- functional heath centers and lack of equipment
for emergency services.
Non- availability of gynaecologist and other
specialists in the periphery
Lack of human resource especially female staff and
inadequate capacity and skills. Challenges Inadequate Family planning services Lack of human resources especially female staff, along with inadequate capacity and skills.
Inadequate Family planning services especially
access and coverage What's need to be done? Improvement needed in: 1. Availability of competent midwives and skilled birth attendants. 2. Activation of BHU and RHCs. 3. Availability of Emergency Obstetric Care services for women. 4. Good road network in urban and rural areas. 5. Helpline and Flying squad to save maternal life. 6. Power devolution up till the district level 7. Integration of services; family planning, PPHI, neonatal etc. 8. Nutrition advice services 9. Birth preparedness counseling Thank you