Empowering Change: A Systematic Review of the Challenges Faced by Female Healthcare Workers in Pakistan.

Afzal M, Turuzhbaeva D, Rahman H, Madhusuthanan AK, Mahmood S, Malasevskaia IA

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.107541
Published: 2026 Apr
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.107541,
  title = {Empowering Change: A Systematic Review of the Challenges Faced by Female Healthcare Workers in Pakistan.},
  author = {Afzal M and Turuzhbaeva D and Rahman H and Madhusuthanan AK and Mahmood S and Malasevskaia IA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.107541},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.107541}
}

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AU  - Mahmood S
AU  - Malasevskaia IA
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M, A., D, T., H, R., AK, M., S, M., & IA, M. (2026). Empowering Change: A Systematic Review of the Challenges Faced by Female Healthcare Workers in Pakistan.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.107541

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