Tag: healtheducation
Dealing with Taboo Socio-cultural and Health Perspectives on Menstruation
As girls progress towards puberty, they experience physical, psychological and hormonal changes in the body. One of the physical changes is menarche. Menarche is the [more…]
The Need of the Hour – Revisiting the Importance of Counselling in Healthcare
Can counseling really make a difference? It was a cold night of my mid medical student life. I voluntarily made up my mind that year [more…]
Mother-Daughter Relationship: Overcoming Shyness about Discussing Reproductive Health
Fatima is a ten year old girl living with her family in a small village of Pakistan. She is a school going child. One day [more…]
Social Health Insurance – Solution to the Healthcare Financing in Pakistan and Developing Countries
Background: Social health insurance (SHI) is one of the key methods of healthcare financing. Many countries have attained the goal of universal health coverage by [more…]
Failure of ‘Health for All’ in Rural Areas: Background and Causes
The ‘Health for All’ programme was enunciated through the Declaration of Alma Ata in 1978 which stated that, “Health is a state of complete physical, [more…]
