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Health Problems. By Dr. Mirza Inam ul haq Assistant Professor Community Medicine Department. Learning Objectives. To orient the students about the Community health problems of Pakistan. Major Health Problems. 1. Major Health Problems Communicable Diseases
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Health Problems By Dr. Mirza Inam ul haq Assistant Professor Community Medicine Department
Learning Objectives • To orient the students about the Community health problems of Pakistan.
Major Health Problems • 1. Major Health Problems • Communicable Diseases • Preventable (through EPI)--Tuberculosis, Poliomyelitis, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Measles And Hepatitis • Infectious (Viral and Bacterial) -- Hepatitis, Enteric Fever. Scabies .Diarrhea • Parasitic--- Malaria, Hookworm.
Major Health Problems • Malnutrition • Protein Energy Malnutrition • Vitamin Deficiency Diseases • Iodine Deficiency Disorders • Iron Deficiency Diseases • Perinatal Problems • Still Birth • Low Birth Weight • Congenital Problems
Major Health Problems • Reproductive Health Problems • Pregnancy Induced Hypertension • Pregnancy related Anemia Geriatric Problems • Coronary Heart Diseases • Malignancies • Accidents • Road Traffic Accidents • Industrial Accidents
Major Health Problems • Occupational Health Related Problems • Pneumoconiosis • Malignancies • Allergies • Non Communicable Diseases • Coronary Heart Disease • Diabetes • Malignancies
Major Health Problems • Emerging Health Problems Health Problems which have only recently become significant or are expected to emerge in the near future. • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • Drug Abuse • Certain malignancies
Leading Causes of Major Health Problems • Social and Environmental Causes • Household Environment • Poor Water supply • Lack of Family Hygiene • Poor Food Handling • General Social and physical Environment • Air Pollution • Soil Pollution • Water Pollution