Medicine and Health Care
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
ON TOPIC
“EFFECT OF ELECTRICITY LOAD SHEDDING ON PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE CLINICS & SMALL HOSPITALS IN KARACHI”
(AN OBSTACLE IN PROVISION OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES)
BY
DR. AQUIL AHMED KHAN
MBA Batch: SA-003, CP-2008
Enrolment No. 09/2008/049
SUPERVISOR
MR. RIAZ HUSSAIN SOOMRO
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT
DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
KARACHI
1- Introduction
1.1- Background of study
Electricity load shedding is common in Karachi. It is often unexpected and most of the time scheduled activity. On one hand it reflects the bad governance and socio-economic failure, on other hand it impacts on the health care services. Its major impact is visible in the provision of primary health care system in Karachi.
The population of Karachi has reached about 18 millions (wikipedia). A significant number of people live in less privileged areas and belong to poor and middle class (wikipedia). Majority of them go to the clinics of common local GPs or to small hospitals and medical centers of their own residential areas. They avail basic health care services from these providers (such as general OPD, minor surgeries, lab tests, vaccinations, medications & other usual treatments and common medical procedures including maternity services). The number of beneficiaries from these health care service providers is very much higher. As compare to big & tertiary care hospitals and government setups. It is relatively quick, easily accessible and costs less.
Performance of these clinics and small hospitals has been affected by many social and economical disorders (such as inflation, law & order situations, quackery etc). The topic of influence of electricity load shedding on medical services is comparatively new and quite neglected in studies of obstacles in health care. As all other fields, the load shedding has nervously bad effect over daily life and economy of
ON TOPIC
“EFFECT OF ELECTRICITY LOAD SHEDDING ON PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE CLINICS & SMALL HOSPITALS IN KARACHI”
(AN OBSTACLE IN PROVISION OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES)
BY
DR. AQUIL AHMED KHAN
MBA Batch: SA-003, CP-2008
Enrolment No. 09/2008/049
SUPERVISOR
MR. RIAZ HUSSAIN SOOMRO
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT
DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
KARACHI
1- Introduction
1.1- Background of study
Electricity load shedding is common in Karachi. It is often unexpected and most of the time scheduled activity. On one hand it reflects the bad governance and socio-economic failure, on other hand it impacts on the health care services. Its major impact is visible in the provision of primary health care system in Karachi.
The population of Karachi has reached about 18 millions (wikipedia). A significant number of people live in less privileged areas and belong to poor and middle class (wikipedia). Majority of them go to the clinics of common local GPs or to small hospitals and medical centers of their own residential areas. They avail basic health care services from these providers (such as general OPD, minor surgeries, lab tests, vaccinations, medications & other usual treatments and common medical procedures including maternity services). The number of beneficiaries from these health care service providers is very much higher. As compare to big & tertiary care hospitals and government setups. It is relatively quick, easily accessible and costs less.
Performance of these clinics and small hospitals has been affected by many social and economical disorders (such as inflation, law & order situations, quackery etc). The topic of influence of electricity load shedding on medical services is comparatively new and quite neglected in studies of obstacles in health care. As all other fields, the load shedding has nervously bad effect over daily life and economy of
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi (access November 07, 2010) http://schools-eikipedia.org/wp/k/Karachi.htm (access November 07, 2010) PPI - Pakistan Press International, April 24, 2009 Load-shedding in Karachi torments patients. PPI - Pakistan Press International, April 1, 2009 Government urged to end load shedding in Karachi. PPI - Pakistan Press International, April 28, 2010 REMARKS: