1. What is one of the major challenges facing Pakistan’s healthcare system?
(A) Excessive funding
(B) Overqualified workforce
(C) Low disease burden
(D) Inadequate infrastructure
2. Pakistan’s healthcare expenditure is well below the WHO-recommended percentage of GDP.
(A) False
(B) True
(C) Partially true
(D) None of the above
3. Which area has better healthcare access in Pakistan?
(A) Urban areas
(B) Rural areas
(C) Remote mountainous regions
(D) Desert regions
4. A significant shortage exists in which healthcare profession in Pakistan?
(A) Lawyers
(B) Architects
(C) Pharmacists
(D) Bankers
5. The Sehat Sahulat Program provides what to eligible families?
(A) Free healthcare services
(B) Free vacations
(C) Free schooling
(D) Agricultural subsidies
6. Which of these is a key improvement in Pakistan’s health sector?
(A) Telemedicine growth
(B) Decreased immunization coverage
(C) Closure of rural clinics
(D) Reduction in trained staff
7. What type of diseases are increasingly a burden in Pakistan?
(A) Only communicable diseases
(B) Only tropical diseases
(C) Non-communicable diseases
(D) No disease burden
8. What is an example of a government-introduced improvement?
(A) Removal of all immunization programs
(B) Expansion of vaccination coverage
(C) Ban on telemedicine
(D) Higher medicine prices
9. The doctor-to-patient ratio in Pakistan is higher than the WHO recommended ratio.
(A) True
(B) Partially true
(C) False
(D) Cannot say
10. Which health worker program dates back to the 1990s in Pakistan?
(A) National Army Corps
(B) Lady Health Worker Program
(C) School Feeding Program
(D) Air Quality Monitors
11. One main reason for under-resourced hospitals is:
(A) Chronic underfunding
(B) Excessive budget allocation
(C) Oversupply of medicines
(D) Too many staff
12. A major challenge in rural healthcare is:
(A) Too many facilities
(B) Unequal access to services
(C) Free education for all
(D) Reduced transportation costs
13. What has helped improve access to specialists in remote areas?
(A) Telemedicine platforms
(B) Paper reports only
(C) Fewer training programs
(D) Less internet use
14. A current vaccination drive in Pakistan targets which diseases?
(A) Measles, rubella, and polio
(B) Cancer only
(C) Diabetes only
(D) Heart disease only
15. A barrier to polio eradication includes:
(A) Misinformation and resistance
(B) Complete public support
(C) Universal vaccine acceptance
(D) No security concerns
16. Which program assists up to a certain amount per family for treatments?
(A) Ehsaas Program
(B) Car financing initiative
(C) Sehat Sahulat Program
(D) Transportation subsidy
17. Brain drain in Pakistan’s health sector refers to:
(A) Increased births
(B) More rural jobs
(C) Increased local training
(D) Migration of professionals abroad
18. An improvement in health infrastructure includes:
(A) Closing rural health centers
(B) Reducing tertiary hospitals
(C) Upgrading rural health centers
(D) Decreasing diagnostic tools
19. A key challenge affecting medicines in Pakistan is:
(A) Oversupply of pharmacists
(B) Shortage of pharmacists
(C) Elimination of all pharmacies
(D) Free medicines everywhere
20. Which of these is part of public health improvement?
(A) Increased tobacco use
(B) Removal of immunization
(C) Awareness campaigns
(D) Less preventive care
21. Non-communicable diseases include:
(A) Diabetes
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Measles
(D) Polio
22. A step toward improving healthcare quality is:
(A) Outdated equipment
(B) Continuous professional development
(C) Less training
(D) Limited workforce
23. Pakistan’s healthcare spending is approximately:
(A) 10% of GDP
(B) 15% of GDP
(C) 8% of GDP
(D) 1–2% of GDP
24. A focus area for improvement is:
(A) Reducing training programs
(B) Strengthening primary healthcare
(C) Cutting vaccination campaigns
(D) Reducing workforce numbers
25. One tool helping data-driven decisions is:
(A) Health Management Information System
(B) Paper records only
(C) No data systems
(D) Manual calendars
26. A key improvement in the pharmaceutical sector is:
(A) Less price regulation
(B) No local production
(C) Stricter medicine price regulation
(D) Higher medicine shortages
27. The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) aims to:
(A) Increase vaccination coverage
(B) Reduce vaccination
(C) Provide only adult vaccines
(D) Remove vaccines
28. A challenge contributing to poor quality health care is:
(A) Excess funding
(B) Lack of essential equipment
(C) Too many specialists
(D) Abundant rural hospitals
29. Urban-rural disparities in health access are caused by:
(A) Equal distribution of resources
(B) Unequal distribution of resources
(C) No difference between areas
(D) Only urban residents needing care
30. A future improvement necessity in Pakistan’s health sector is:
(A) Reducing healthcare professionals
(B) Eliminating vaccination programs
(C) Closing public hospitals
(D) Investing in infrastructure and workforce