Empowering Rural Health - Evaluating The Impact of the Lady Health Worker Programme in providing Pharmaceutical care in Pakistan
Tayyaba Anam
Wafa Ishaq
Ramla Shabbir
Maria Batool Mustafa
Maryam Zaib
Samia Afaq
Rabia Nasrullah
Nabiha Iqbal
Abstract
Objective: Pakistan is the 6th most populous country of the world with almost 70% of its population living in rural areas, but being a LMIC the health care facilities in Pakistan are least developed in rural areas. Due to this inequality, major population of Pakistan is living with poor health conditions. The basic aim of this study is to find out how we can improve the health of rural population and what the impact of vertical health programme like Lady Health worker in Improving the rural health.
Methodology: Study is based upon data from different scientific studies, literatures and online article databases like Pubmed, EbscoHost, Medline, Cinhal and google scholar.
Conclusion: Lady Health Worker programme can effectively improve the overall health of rural community in Pakistan. However, efficient innovations and interventions are needed focusing on rural population needs.