Perceived outcomes of medical teaching institute reforms: insights from management, faculty, and administration in Pakistani tertiary health care.

Objective: The study aims to explore the perceived outcomes of Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) reforms on autonomy and overall performance within tertiary healthcare institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out from September 2023 to March 2024, involving interviews with frontline staff, administrative personnel, and senior management within MTI-affiliated institutions. The methodology employed, using both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques.

Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Oral Health in Lower Middle-Income Countries.

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Assessing the knowledge and skill of vaccination staff at Adult Vaccination Counters for COVID-19 vaccines: Simulated client method.

The Government of Pakistan has established Adult Vaccination Counters (AVCs) to immunize general population with COVID-19 vaccine. Different brands of COVID-19 vaccines have different protocols. It is important that the knowledge and skills of the vaccination staff at AVCs should be accurate.

Motivating employees through incentives: productive or a counterproductive strategy.

The disparity between human resource in health and provision of health services is a growing concern worldwide. Many developing countries are facing this crisis and therefore human resource in health is considered a high priority on their agenda.This imbalance between supplies of human resource is exacerbated by migration of health workers in many countries.

SPHERE-based assessment of knowledge and preventive measures related to malaria among the displaced population of Jalozai, Pakistan.

Objectives: To assess the level of awareness regarding malaria, the availability of preventive material and its use in a camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, using SPHERE standards and indicators.

Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Jalozai from March to Novemeber 2010. Systematic random sampling was done with a sample size of 116 families (10% of Phase II).

Bathing and cleaning practices in the camp of Jalozai Pakistan, for internally displaced people, based on Sphere Standards and Indicators.

Objectives: To evaluate the bathing and cleaning practice, based on Sphere Standards and Indicators, of internally displaced people in the camp of Jalozai, Pakistan.

Methods: This descriptive cross sectional survey was done in displaced population of Jalozai camp Nowshera from February to September 2010. Systematic Random Sampling was done (10% of Phase II Population).

Frequency and physical factors associated with gender-based violence in the internally displaced people of Pakistan.

Gender-based violence frequency and associated physical factors were determined in internally displaced people camp of Jalozai (Pakistan). Majority of families reported that security conditions were lacking and washrooms were neither illuminated (68%, n=29) nor locked (82%, n=31). Reported incidents of emotional violence were 56% (n=35), physical violence 42% (n=26) and sexual violence 18% (n=11).

Assessment of health services on relevant primary health care principles in internally displaced people of pakistan based on sphere standards and indicators.

SPHERE based assessment of internally displaced persons camp was done to assess health services on relevant primary health care principles using a cross-sectional survey in Jalozai Camp, Pakistan. Most of the households (74%, n=87) had access to health education addressing issues to protect and promote their health which was provided at household level (83%, n=72), community level (44%, n=38) and health centre level (13%, n=11). All the health facilities were culturally and socially acceptable in terms of language, separate waiting rooms, presence of female health providers and language translators.