Table 1.

General Description of Services at Public Health Care Facilities in Pakistan.

First Level Facilities/Primary Care Facilities	Referral Level Care Facilities	Tertiary Care Facilities
Dispensaries, Mother and Child Health Centers, Basic Health Units:	Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (THQ):	Tertiary Care Facilities
Primarily outpatient curative and preventive services	Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (THQ):	-Teaching Hospitals
-Has limited staff (one doctor or lady health visitor and/or a dispenser)	-Outpatient and Inpatient services	-Sub-specialty care
-Opens during day time, serves 10,000–20,000 population	-40–150 beds, x-ray, laboratory, surgical facilities available	-Mainly located in large urban centers
	-At least 3 specialists: Obstetrics/Gynecologist; Pediatricians, General Surgeon
	-Serves 0.5–1 million population
Rural Health Center:	District Headquarter Hospital/Civil Hospital:
-Outpatient and some Inpatient Services	-Extensive outpatient and inpatient services
-Provides basic emergency care	-100–150 beds; Eight or more specialists
-10–20 beds, x-ray, laboratory and minor surgical facility	-Serves 1–2 million population
-Serves 50,000–100,000 population