Degree
Master of Science in Journalism
Faculty / School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Supervisor
Muna Khan, Lecturer, Centre for Excellence in Journalism
Project Type
MSJ Capstone
Keywords
Healthcare regulation, Healthcare legislation, Religious misconceptions, Traditional treatments, Evil spirit, Practitioners
Abstract / Summary
Despite Pakistan having adopted modern forms of treatment as part of its official healthcare regime, many non-traditional treatment types are still prevalent in the country - faith healing being one of them. It has a wide acceptance among the masses, be it country’s cities or rural areas.
There are many factors that have forced people to seek alternative forms of treatment: inadequate healthcare facilities, weak healthcare legislation, and religious misconceptions surrounding health-related concerns.
This capstone project is focused on highlighting the flaws in Pakistan’s healthcare regulations that have failed to devise a robust mechanism to curtail the practice. It includes interviews of people who visit faith healers, religious scholars, social scientists and healthcare practitioners.
Recommended Citation
Mushtaq, F. (2019). Faith healing: an unregulated health domain (Unpublished graduate research project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/research-projects-msj/13
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