Why is there a shortage of female doctors in Pakistan?

[Adam_Khan]

The non-availability of female doctors in Pakistan, including Karachi, has been an issue for a long time now. Women have to consult male doctors for all of their problems. But in conservatives areas, women avoid treatment altogether which often leads to complications.

Ibrahim Haideri is a suburban area of Karachi. Even though there is a government dispensary in the area, female doctors are not present.

A female patient, who visited the dispensary, left for Jinnah hospital, several kilometers away, after finding out that it had no female doctor.

Speaking to SAMAA TV, the woman said if the government had established such a huge facility in the area, then it should also have appointed a female doctor. This way, women could get treatment close to home, she said.

According to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, 116,915 women have been awarded MBBS degrees, but around 85,000 female doctors are not practising. Marriage is a major factor behind this.

Each year, 246,606 students are awarded MBBS degrees. The government spends Rs3 million to Rs3.5 million on every graduate.

Tariq Rafiq, the vice chancellor of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, told SAMAA TV that the parents of students pay Rs0.7 million in fees to private medical colleges every year. He said that government-run medical colleges only charge Rs30,000 a year.

Rafiq, however, said that up to Rs3 million is spent on every MBBS student from the national exchequer.

Billions of rupees from the national exchequer go to waste due to these female doctors not working in the field after graduation.

One female doctor spoke to SAMAA TV about the issues preventing them from practising. She said that female doctors are often restricted by their husbands or their in-laws from working after marriage.

Along with this, she said, many of them aspire to go abroad in search of better opportunities. She said the government should devise a policy which can prevent MBBS graduates from going abroad.

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Parents are more than happy to spend upto 12 lakhs a year so that their daughters can study in private medical college just so someone living abroad can marry their daughter but end of the day would never let their daughter practice medicine after graduation,am a doctor myself and practically sick of this mentality.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

The non-availability of female doctors in Pakistan, including Karachi, has been an issue for a long time now. Women have to consult male doctors for all of their problems. But in conservatives areas, women avoid treatment altogether which often leads to complications.

Ibrahim Haideri is a suburban area of Karachi. Even though there is a government dispensary in the area, female doctors are not present.

A female patient, who visited the dispensary, left for Jinnah hospital, several kilometers away, after finding out that it had no female doctor.

Speaking to SAMAA TV, the woman said if the government had established such a huge facility in the area, then it should also have appointed a female doctor. This way, women could get treatment close to home, she said.

According to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, 116,915 women have been awarded MBBS degrees, but around 85,000 female doctors are not practising. Marriage is a major factor behind this.

Each year, 246,606 students are awarded MBBS degrees. The government spends Rs3 million to Rs3.5 million on every graduate.

Tariq Rafiq, the vice chancellor of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, told SAMAA TV that the parents of students pay Rs0.7 million in fees to private medical colleges every year. He said that government-run medical colleges only charge Rs30,000 a year.

Rafiq, however, said that up to Rs3 million is spent on every MBBS student from the national exchequer.

Billions of rupees from the national exchequer go to waste due to these female doctors not working in the field after graduation.

One female doctor spoke to SAMAA TV about the issues preventing them from practising. She said that female doctors are often restricted by their husbands or their in-laws from working after marriage.

Along with this, she said, many of them aspire to go abroad in search of better opportunities. She said the government should devise a policy which can prevent MBBS graduates from going abroad.

Follow SAMAA English on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

There is a shortage of humane doctors in Pakistan. My family member was almost killed by a doctor, in Peshawar. They gave him 24hrs but my family rushed him to Islamabad and the doctors there said that the pervious one had made so many mistakes and basically killed him. Then he tried to hid his mistake and told the family that he had 24hrs to live. This is ridiculous. Doctors like that should be hanged.

One of the may mistakes he made was cutting an artery by accident and then when he was putting a clip on it to stop the bleeding he plugged other arteries with it too.

 

[El Sidd]

Maharaja ki aulaad...Na hum kuch ijaad kerain gay na hum kaam kerain gay na tax bharain gay! Bus sub kuch subsidize and imported cha hiyea!

Ab me Urdu zabaan me kuch likhonga to ban kardenge for using national language of Pakistan.

Khair !!

The problem is failure or lack of it, of national cohesion through internal migration. The uber- alpha testosterone driven Pakistani male is insecure of a woman earning her own share.

 

[Dubious]

One of the may mistakes he made was cutting an artery by accident and then when he was putting a clip on it to stop the bleeding he plugged other arteries with it too.

the hell? He should be taken to court!

 

[KeyBORED Warrior]

The non-availability of female doctors in Pakistan, including Karachi, has been an issue for a long time now. Women have to consult male doctors for all of their problems. But in conservatives areas, women avoid treatment altogether which often leads to complications.

Ibrahim Haideri is a suburban area of Karachi. Even though there is a government dispensary in the area, female doctors are not present.

A female patient, who visited the dispensary, left for Jinnah hospital, several kilometers away, after finding out that it had no female doctor.

Speaking to SAMAA TV, the woman said if the government had established such a huge facility in the area, then it should also have appointed a female doctor. This way, women could get treatment close to home, she said.

According to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, 116,915 women have been awarded MBBS degrees, but around 85,000 female doctors are not practising. Marriage is a major factor behind this.

Each year, 246,606 students are awarded MBBS degrees. The government spends Rs3 million to Rs3.5 million on every graduate.

Tariq Rafiq, the vice chancellor of Jinnah Sindh Medical University, told SAMAA TV that the parents of students pay Rs0.7 million in fees to private medical colleges every year. He said that government-run medical colleges only charge Rs30,000 a year.

Rafiq, however, said that up to Rs3 million is spent on every MBBS student from the national exchequer.

Billions of rupees from the national exchequer go to waste due to these female doctors not working in the field after graduation.

One female doctor spoke to SAMAA TV about the issues preventing them from practising. She said that female doctors are often restricted by their husbands or their in-laws from working after marriage.

Along with this, she said, many of them aspire to go abroad in search of better opportunities. She said the government should devise a policy which can prevent MBBS graduates from going abroad.

Follow SAMAA English on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Because they're busy making gol rotis for their in laws. There are more female doctor graduates than there are male but they magically disappear when it comes to the job market. The state invests, infact wastes a fortune in making a single doc and when it is pay back time the females take up baking and the male doctors opt for abroad. Sad state of affairs.

 

[B.K.N]

Don't forget the gol roti requirement!

Making a gol roti is talent so their demand is talented bahu
Talented mother = talented bachas

Doctor bahu = good in studies bahu
Toper mother = toper bachay

The problem is failure or lack of it, of national cohesion through internal migration. The uber- alpha testosterone driven Pakistani male is insecure of a woman earning her own share.

Or simply government can't hire too many doctors proportional to population due economical reasons

 

[El Sidd]

Or simply government can't hire too many doctors proportional to population due economical reasons

Its not about GoP doctors

 

[VCheng]

Making a gol roti is talent so their demand is talented bahu
Talented mother = talented bachas

Doctor bahu = good in studies bahu
Toper mother = toper bachay

And looks? Kadd, gora rang etc?

 

[B.K.N]

And looks? Kadd, gora rang etc?

Everyone likes qad gora rang etc but gol roti requirement and doctor requirement is rare

 

[VCheng]

Everyone likes qad gora rang etc but gol roti requirement and doctor requirement is rare

Are you saying only the ugly ones have to work?

 

[B.K.N]

Are you saying only the ugly ones have to work?

What if ugly one is daughter of some bara baap but who has to work I think depends on other factors

 

[Proudpakistaniguy]

Because they're busy making gol rotis for their in laws. There are more female doctor graduates than there are male but they magically disappear when it comes to the job market. The state invests, infact wastes a fortune in making a single doc and when it is pay back time the females take up baking and the male doctors opt for abroad. Sad state of affairs.

It is also job of husband to co-operate with wife if she is full time doctor so that she dont feel the need to give up her career to manage family life and children. My sister in law was gold medallist and had passion for work and she could manage to carry on working after marriage only because of my brother who cooperated with her in every stage . He was looking after child when wife was on night duty and often had to cook for himself after coming from work. You know job of doctor is tough and demanding in Pakistan especially in early days of their career. MY sister in law is now getting training/certification in NHS UK which was fully sponsored by Pakistani government and she along with her family would go back to Pakistan after completing training and getting work experience in here ..Study , training and exams of doctor never end and combine it with work plus family life is not easy to manage so they need constant support from close family members

 

[8 pass charlie]

government of Pakistan is doing alot.like I read somewhere that in foreign it takes around 20 years for a 4 years degree to become profitable.here for me it was just 3 months.so its not just the expenses on medical education also the salary in foundation year.here in kpk it's 63000.so that's the added burden on govt if the girl after Housejob choose not to practice anymore.

 

[jamal18]

Bro, a lot of girls just become Dr. because their parents want them to become Dr and hence get a good proposal. There's are dozen of female doctors in my extended family and many of them are medical practitioners but the ones who didn't wish to continue working are spending their lives as house-wives.

In Pakistan, education is linked to status. How can a male doctor marry someone without a degree or M.sc? Best of all, another doctor!

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

the hell? He should be taken to court!

Oh dont worry alot more then court is going to be done to him, but we need to save our family member first. He's still in ICU so any prayers would be appreciated