International Journal of Nursing Education
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

An Insight to Opportunities Challenges of Health Care System of Developing Country: A Nurse Educator Perspective

1Senior Instructor/Year 1 and 2 Coordinator, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery

2Chief Operating Officer, Catco Kids Inc., Address: C-204, Al-Aman apartment, Block 14 Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan

3Senior Instructor/Curriculum Chair, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery

Online published on 1 August, 2014.

Abstract

Health care system can be defined as the collection of organized linkages of institutions, people and services responding to the health needs of the population. There are strength and challenges of health care system our country's key health indicators have improved which eventually helps in reducing high mortality and morbidity rates., formation of national health policy, public private partnership and infrastructure development have played a vital step towards improving health of our people. By improving governance and finance in the health sector, the healthcare system's weakness will turn into strength and our country will progress.

Keywords

Opportunities, Challenges, Health Care System, Developing Country