Analysis of Health Management Practices in Pakistan between 1998 to 2008

This study analyses the health management practices of Pakistan during the years 1998-2008. The objective of the study is to provide business analysis for the improvement of health structure in Pakistan. Various variables such as number of hospitals, maternity & child Health centers, Rural Health Centers, TB Centers, number of Beds available, number of persons per bed, number of registered doctors and dentists, population per doctor and dentist, expenditure on development and non-development areas, and the average consulting fee of doctors are analyzed. The study is descriptive in nature and depends upon the historical data which is mined from the economy survey of Pakistan website. Different charts such as Pivot chart, Scatter plot and Times series are used to provide better analysis for the study. The findings denote that in general, the health structure of Pakistan is poor and rural areas are poorer to have health facilities, although there has been an improvement in the health structure as the ratio of dentist/doctor to patient has improved during this period.