Can Cost-effective Reallocation of Inputs Increase the Efficiency of the Public Health System in Pakistan?
Author InfoM. Aynul Hasan (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.) Hafiz A. Pasha (Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.) Ajaz M. Rasheed (Social Policy and Development Centre, Karachi.) Abstract Heavy investment in many developing countries in the social sector including health is based on the premise that human capital is vital to the growth and development of a nation. However, Pakistan’s spending on this sector has been one of the lowest in the region. In the present environment of high budget deficits, one does not expect substantial public funds to be forthcoming and diverted towards the social sector in the intermediate- or medium-term future. The critical issue facing the public sector should then be to design health policies which must be cost-effective and efficient. This study examines these health policy issues within the context of an optimisation framework for public health system, forecasts future upto (2002-03) and discusses an efficient op
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