INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND BURN HOSPITAL IN Bahawalpur
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2018
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University of Management and Technology
Abstract
Burn is most ignore health facility in Pakistan. Burn injuries are a global public health problem
with physical, psychological, and economic implications for patients, according to the world
health organization About 265,000 people die each year due to burn injuries according to the
World Health Organization (WHO). Around 90% of all burns injuries occur in low- and middle
income countries.
Pakistanhas been ranked 149th among 188 countries in the first global assessment of countries'
progress towards the United Nations' health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
It alarming situation and a big question mark on present burn health facilities in all over Pakistan
especially in southern Punjab “Only four hospitals in three divisions [out of nine] have burn units
at present 209 beds are available for burn patients at four major state-run hospitals in Punjab. 74
are located at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, 72 at Nishtar Hospital, Multan, 55 at Allied Hospital,
Faisalabad, and eight at Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Punjab having 110 million population in 2017 so there is only 209 beds available for whole of
province. Is 72 beds burn center in Multan is not sufficient to serve all the southern Punjab
region.
. A special hospital which serve burn injuries , reconstructive plastic surgery and research for a
new method to over come this injuries.
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Supervised by : AR DR MUHAMMAD YUSUF AWAN
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)., World Health Organization, BS