Health Problems

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Health Problems

• By
• Dr. Mirza Inam ul haq
• Assistant Professor
• Community Medicine Department

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Learning Objectives

• To orient the students about the Community health
  problems of Pakistan.

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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.

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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

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Major Health Problems

• Reproductive Health Problems
• Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
• Pregnancy related Anemia
• Geriatric Problems
• Coronary Heart Diseases
• Malignancies
• Accidents
• Road Traffic Accidents
• Industrial Accidents

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Major Health Problems

• Occupational Health Related Problems
• Pneumoconiosis
• Malignancies
• Allergies
• Non Communicable Diseases
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Malignancies

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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

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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

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