Millennium development goals (MDGs-2000-2015) to sustainable development goals (SDGs-2030): A chronological landscape of public sector health care segment of Pakistan.

Objective: To evaluate Pakistan's progress in the context of health-related Millennium Development Goals.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2016 to March 2017 at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and National Institution of Health, assessed the chronological landscape of health conditions with temporal limit of 2000 to 2015 while measuring progress in 5, 10 and 15 years of Millennium Development Goals in the Public Sector Health Care Segment. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.

Results: No significant difference in infrastructure was observed during the 2000-2015 era of Millennium Development Goals (p>0.05) except in the number of dispensaries (p=0.001). There was a significant increase in workforce (p<0.05), but no significant difference was observed in health expenditure (p>0.05). Family planning sector was also without any significant change (p>0.05).

Conclusions: There was no significant difference in most healthcare segments during 2000-2015 and Millennium Development Goals remained underachieved.