Lack of Health Facilities in Villages - Reasons

67% of the total population of our homeland lives in rural areas. Yet saddeningly, they do not receive even half of the health facilities the people of urban areas avail as if they are inexistant in our geographic boundaries.

The health sector has been neglected very badly by the government. Our politicians, up till now, clearly are uninterested to improve the situation.

Health facilities in Pakistan are insufficient due to several reasons elaborated below:

1. Lack of Resources: Due to limited resources, the government is unable to build hospitals and dispensaries in villages.                                                                 
2. High Population Growth Rate: As the population increases day by day, the existing healthcare facilities are not enough for the people. 
3. Doctors Unwilling to go to Villages for Service: Doctors are usually unwilling to go to villages to offer their services to the people. They feel uneasy towards the rural customs and traditions.
4. Poverty: Poverty is also another main reason for the hindrance. The miserable financial state of villagers does not allow them to spend money on health issues. They manage their dinner with difficulty. In such a case, caring for their health would be quite a luxury for them!!
5. Low Literacy Rate: People living in rural areas are usually not much educated. They do not pay much attention when someone is ill and depend upon the Maulvi Sahib to tell them Duas for cure.
6. Widespread Communicable Diseases: Some diseases are easily spread. Once a person catches it, the whole neighbourhood has the same disease.

These issues must be solved in order to provide a better lifestyle to the people living in the rural areas of Pakistan.