Farida Rashid Chairperson Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry Pakistan

Pakistan ’s Overview Federal Capital: Islamabad Boundaries with: bordering the Arabian Sea between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north Population: 207,774,520 (Provisional Census 2017) Male 106,449,322 Female 101,314,780 Literacy Rate: 57.9% Male 69.5% Female 45.8% (2015 EST.)

Pakistan ’s Overview GDP Growth Rate: 5.3% (2016-17) Health expenditures 2.6% of GDP Education expenditures 0.5% of GDP Budget – Health: Rs 12,379 Million Budget – Education: Rs 84,707 Million

Women Chambers in Pakistan Infancy Stage Regulated Trade Bodies (Ministry of Commerce & SECP) Amendments made in Trade Organizations Ordinance in 2007 12 Registered Women Chambers in Pakistan Active Role in Policy Advocacy Representation at Public Forums to raise voice to highlight women business related issues

Role of Women Chambers in Health Sector Free Awareness Camps at Chamber – Healthy Person-Active role in every field Celebration of Pink Day – Awareness Session about Breast Cancer Visit to educational institutions to give awareness about basic health issues Arrangement of seminars on Pollution Control Training Programs on Civic Education Vaccination Campaign with Pepsi Pakistan to control Hepatitis “B” Join hands with government for controlling Dengue Give recommendation to Government for improving Health Budget

Role of Women Chambers in Education Sector Arrangement of lectures at Chamber about importance of education (improvement of literacy rate) Visit to markets to help children for creating their interests to go schools instead of being involved in work. Financial support to financially deprived children Supported schools in rural areas - providing books Linkage with Schools and universities – promote entrepreneurship as a career choice

Role of Government in Health Sector Low budget allocation – budget needs to be enhanced Lack of good health facilities in public sector hospitals and health units Lack of health facilities in rural areas – better facilities must be provided Social Security provides healthcare facilities to labour – limited number Attention of the government was invited to improve basic health units – decrease in mortality rate Provincial Government in provinces of KPK and Punjab putting efforts to improve health facilities Policy reforms are needed to improve health sector

Government’s Healthcare Programmes Prime Minister’s National Health Program Prime Minister’s Program for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiatives Cancer Treatment Program Drug Abuse

Government’s Healthcare Programmes Family Planning and Primary Health Care (FP&PHC) Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Malaria Control Program Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Control Program Maternal & Child Health Program

Public Sector Expenditure on Health

Health & Nutrition Expenditures (2000-01 to 2016-17) (Rs. billion) Fiscal Years Public Sector Expenditure (Federal and Provincial) Percentage Change Health Expenditure as % of GDP Total Health Expenditures Development Expenditure Current Expenditure 2011-12 55.12 26.25 28.87 30.96 0.27 2012-13 125.96 33.47 92.49 128.51 0.56 2013-14 173.42 58.74 114.68 37.68 0.69 2014-15 199.32 69.13 130.19 14.94 0.72 2015-16 225.33 78.07 147.26 13.05 0.76 July-March 2015-16 133.93 39.94 94.00 - 2016-17 145.97 37.47 108.50 8.99 0.46 Source: Finance Division (PF Wing)

Healthcare Facilities (Numbers) Health Manpower 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Registered Doctors 152368 160880 167759 175223 184711 195896 Registered Dentists 11649 12692 13716 15106 16652 18333 Registered Nurses 77683 82119 86183 90276 94766 99228 Population per Doctor 1162 1123 1099 1073 1038 997 Population per Dentist 15203 14238 13441 12447 11513 10658 Population per Bed 1647 1616 1557 1591 1604 1584 Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Role of Government in Education Sector Low budget in education sector as well Provincial government through laptop schemes encouraging youth for education Provision of free books in public sector schools Efforts are being made to decrease drop out rate at primary level Provide sector schools education level better than public sector PHD Reforms in education are needed to improve level of education and literacy rate Budget increased for producing more PHDs

Literacy Rate

Enrolment and Institutions

Availability of Teachers

Mainstream Institutions, Enrolment & Teachers

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Expenditure on Education (Graphical)

Areas of Cooperation among CACCI Chambers Formulation of core group for exchange of information and to discuss key issues/challenges Preparation of strategy paper for active role of Chamber in health and education sector Exchange of information about the best practices by private sector to improve health and education sector Exchange of information by the key reforms made by the respective governments Setting of a sub-portal at CACCI website to upload country specific information on policy reforms

Role of Women Entrepreneurs Use of Chamber platform to fight for the rights of women Holding of policy dialogues to bring needed reforms Creation of strong linkages with the public stakeholder organizations for possible collaboration Setting of stall in exhibitions representation to health and education sector To arrange endowment fund Celebration of health and education days in Chambers

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