This article describes the local government system established in the 2001 Devolution Plan and its evolution over the period 2002-07, with a focus on two essential public services, education and health. We believe that the ...

The use of maternal health services is a complex behavioral phenomenon related to social and cultural structures, household factors, and women’s personal characteristics, such as education and health knowledge. Yet the ...

According to the UNICEF Report (2013), the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Pakistan is very high as opposed to the MDG 5 target1. This high maternal mortality can be reduced considerably if the females utilize the required ...

This study examines the impact of health information provision on healthrelated knowledge and corresponding behaviors. Our main assumption is that women’s health can be improved by adopting health protective and ...

Pakistan has ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2005 as a host country. Hence it has recognized a share in the responsibility of mitigating climate change. Up till now, Pakistan has 49 projects at different stages in the CDM ...