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Published 19 Mar, 2020 11:01pm

'We are not prepared for this type of public health emergency'

Can Pakistan's healthcare system handle a coronavirus outbreak? The answer by health experts points to a grim reality.

"We are not prepared for this type of public health emergency and we will never be prepared if our health expenditure remains static at 3%," points out Dr Ahsan Jamil, deputy general manager, clinical affairs, medical directorate at The Indus Health Network.

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