Health care in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan is administered by both private and public health care
providers. Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and
other physical and mental impairments in human beings. Health care is delivered by practitioners in
allied health, dentistry, midwifery (obstetrics), medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, psychology
and other health professions. It refers to the work done in providing primary care, secondary care,
and tertiary care, as well as in public health.
Under the Constitution, every province is charged with managing public health. The Sindh Ministry of
Health is responsible for public health in the province. All the medical colleges in the province
are also under the jurisdiction of the Sindh Ministry of Health. The private sector accounts for
about 80% of all outpatient visits in Pakistan. Below is a list of important health facilities in Karachi:
Hospital Name | Contact Number | Address |
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Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) | +92 21 111-911-911 | Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800 |
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) | +92 21 99201300 | Rafiquee Shaheed Road, Karachi |
Civil Hospital Karachi | +92 21 99215740 | Mission Road, Nanakwara, Karachi |
Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) | +92 21 34412526 | Stadium Road, Karachi |
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) | +92 21 99201271 | Rafiqui Shaheed Road, Karachi 75510 |
Indus Hospital (Korangi Campus) | +92 21 35112709-17 | Plot C-76, Sector 31/5, Korangi Crossing, Karachi |
Ziauddin Hospital | +92 21 111942942 | Clifton & multiple campuses across Karachi |
Abbasi Shaheed Hospital | +92 21 99260400 | Block 3, Nazimabad, Karachi |
National Institute of Child Health (NICH) | +92 21 99228000 | Rafiqui Shaheed Road / near JPMC, Karachi |
Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital | +92 21 99215740 | Civil Hospital complex, Mission Road, Karachi |
Aga Khan Maternity / Women & Children | +92 21 32526315 | Kharadar & other locations in Karachi |
The Indus (PIB & other campuses) | +92 21 34191042 | PIB Colony, Korangi & other campuses |