Pakistan has over 32 million people with mental health disorders, NA told
“The number of people suffering from mental health disorders in Pakistan has exceeded 32.04 million, figures presented by the Ministry of Health in the National Assembly., Islamabad had around 300,000 …”
The ministry said Punjab had 406 psychiatrists, Sindh 228, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 122 and Balochistan 44. This means there is one psychiatrist for every 245,400 people in Pakistan. The ministry also informed the National Assembly that the country had 3,900 registered patients living with HIV/AIDS, with Sindh reporting the highest number at 1,915.
Punjab had 1,765 HIV/AIDS patients, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 139, Balochistan with 46, Islamabad with 30, Azad Jammu and Kashmir with four, and Gilgit-Baltistan with one,.
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