Affiliation of Medical Colleges with University of Health Sciences Lahore proceeded. Teaching Cadre established and faculty development program initiated where faculty rationalized to reduce the expenses. Meanwhile government authorities advocated for establishing Allied Teaching Hospitals.
The ratio of Nurses to Doctor and Nurse and other paramedics to population is scarce in AJK. To overcome the deft of nurses in AJK region and Pakistan the establishment of Nursing Colleges were thought-out. After a long deliberation got approval from GoAJK regarding establishment of one New Nursing Colleges and up gradation of state College of Nursing Mirpur. Simultaneously enhancement in seats of staff Nurses also processed.
Affiliation of Medical Colleges with University of Health Sciences Lahore proceeded. Teaching Cadre established and faculty development program initiated where faculty rationalized to reduce the expenses. Meanwhile government authorities advocated for establishing Allied Teaching Hospitals.
The ratio of Nurses to Doctor and Nurse and other paramedics to population is scarce in AJK. To overcome the deft of nurses in AJK region and Pakistan the establishment of Nursing Colleges were thought-out. After a long deliberation got approval from GoAJK regarding establishment of one New Nursing Colleges and up gradation of state College of Nursing Mirpur. Simultaneously enhancement in seats of staff Nurses also processed.
| National/ Province/Region | Stunting | Wasting | Under- weight | Over-weight | Micronutrient Deficiency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | Vit A deficiency | Zinc | Iodine | |||||
| National | 40.2 | 17.7 | 28.1 | 9.5 | 53.7 | 51 | 18.6 | 15.7 |
| Punjab | 36.4 | 15.3 | 23 | 10 | 52.1 | 49.1 | 18 | 15.5 |
| Sindh | 45.5 | 23.3 | 40.4 | 5.2 | 51.2 | 57.8 | 19.2 | 14.3 |
| Baluchistan | 46 | 18.9 | 29.6 | 7.1 | 70.5 | 58.4 | 18.6 | 20.6 |
| KP | 40 | 15 | 22.5 | 12.9 | 60.8 | 46.7 | 21.9 | 12 |
| AJK | 39.3 | 16.1 | 21.9 | 13.3 | 55.5 | 42.8 | 21.9 | 30.8 |
| GB | 46 | 9.4 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 26.9 | 47.6 | 20.1 | 45 |
We started with 11 Civil Dispensaries and only 30 beds in 1947; the year of independence, and developed a remarkable health infrastructure for the people of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
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