Shirin Ahmed, Adnan A Khan, Ayesha Khan.
Prioritized targeting or mile wide, inch thin: time to strategize public sector health investments.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;1(1):59-60.

The total health care expenditure in Pakistan is Rs 185 billion (USD 3.08 billion), of which the private sector spends Rs 121 million and public sector spends Rs 59.5 million. This spending which comes to around 2.2% of the GDP or around USD 19 per head annually is among the lowest in the region. The government\'s share of this whole is around 0.6-0.7% of the GDP and has largely remained unchanged over the years due fiscal and political constraints. Should public sector funds be prioritized where they do the most good, i.e. for preventive services and curative services for the poorest and in the most remote locations and work with the private sector on innovative models to cover the rest of the population?

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