Investing in Human Capital
(I) Education
Did you know that only 2 per cent of Pakistan’s GDP is allocated to education? Whilst provincial education budgets as a per cent of the total budget have increased, 80 per cent of this alarmingly small proportion is spent on salaries and administration, leaving close to zero room for improvement of education quality... More
(II) Health
The health status of women is inextricably linked to their vulnerable position in society, as social gender norms intersect with limited public healthcare facilities and insufficient resources, to adversely affect their health... More
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