Our Country
Pakistan is the 6th largest nation with over 201 million population.
Pakistan is bigger than France and Germany combined with an area of 803,940 square kilometers and over a 1000 kilometers coastline. 4 of the 14 highest mountain peaks are in Pakistan.
Pakistan is the 3rd largest country where English is understood and spoken.
Its army is 5th largest in the world at a million soldiers and it is the sixth nuclear force.
Pakistan has 300 news dailies, 400 weeklies and 700 periodicals. Over 20 languages are spoken here and there are 66 dialects with amazing cultural diversity.
Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually. A number of institutions of higher learning are active in the country, but the HEC recognizes 177 institutions.
The economy of Pakistan is the 25th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), and 38th largest in terms of nominal gross domestic product. Pakistan has a population of over 190 million (the world’s 6th-largest), giving it a nominal GDP per capita of $1,550, which ranks 141st in the world.
However, Pakistan’s undocumented economy is estimated to be 36% of its overall economy, which is not taken into consideration when calculating per capita income. Pakistan is a developing country and is one of the Next Eleven, the eleven countries that, along with the BRICS, have a potential to become one of the world’s large economies in the 21st century.
Here are some useful links for detailed information
http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey_1415.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/pakistan/overview
Hospitals
http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/hospitalsdispensaries-and-beds-province
In 2012 as per Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Govt. Hospitals = 1223
Govt. Dispensaries = 5377
Maternity Centers = 697
Total no of beds in Govt. institutions = 101,960
Pakistan Pharmaceutical Industry
http://www.ppma.org.pk/Profile/pakistan-pharmaceutical-industry/
Pakistan pharma market is around USD 3 billion in trade sales.
Today Pakistan has about 400 pharmaceutical manufacturing units including those operated by 25 multinationals present in the country. The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Industry meets around 70% of the country’s demand of Finished Medicine. The domestic pharma market, in term of share market is almost evenly divided between the Nationals and the Multinationals.
The National pharma industry has shown a progressive growth over the years, particularly over the last one decade. The industry has invested substantially to upgrade itself in the last few years and today the majority industry is following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), in accordance with the domestic as well as international Guidance. Currently the industry has the capacity to manufacture a variety of product ranging from simple pills to sophisticated Biotech, Oncology and Value Added Generic compounds.
Although Pakistan’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors are expanding and evolving rapidly, about half the population has no access to modern medicines. Clearly this presents an opportunity, but much more work needs to be done by the government and industry’s stakeholders.
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