Health in Pakistan is at a
turning point: as the dust settles from recent elections, and a new era in state
governance begins, The Lancet publishes a Series on Health Transitions in
Pakistan. In this Series, we focus on four priorities for Pakistan’s health
system in order to offer ideas for accelerating Pakistan’s development
trajectory. First, the country's performance and future after the 18th amendment
to the Constitution in which the federal Ministry of Health was abolished.
Second, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health. Third,
non-communicable diseases and injuries. And fourth, recommendations for future
health reforms.
Thanks to Pakistan's own vibrant professional, research and civil society
communities, solutions are available to politicians and policy makers alike,
solutions that could quickly and decisively make a difference to the health of
Pakistan's population.