Article · Volume 3, Issue 2 · pp. 76–77

Maternal and Perinatal Health Challenges in Pakistan

Muhammad Junaid Farrukh¹, Muhammad Haseeb Tariq², Kifayat Ullah Shah³

¹Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
²Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, PAKISTAN.
³Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, PAKISTAN.

Abstract

Dear Editor, Maternal and perinatal mortality have appeared a huge challenge in the health care setting of developing countries. [1] Considering the importance of this issue, in 1987 maternal and perinatal health is considered a priority in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Regrettably, Pakistan is still struggling to meet to the MDGs goal of maternal and child health by 2015.

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