Presentation ACN111
Presentation ACN111
Presentation ACN111
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Topic: Introduction to Health
And Mobile Health
Obesity
Diabetes
HTN
Muscles weakness
Stress
Anxity
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Health status of Pakistan
Pakistan ranks 154th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of
healthcare, according to a Lancet study.
Pakistan per capita income (PPP current international $, 2013)
The total expenditure on health per capita (intl $, 2014) is $129, which is only 2.6% of
GDP (2014)
The gender inequality in Pakistan is 0.536 and ranks the country 147 out of 188 countries
(2004)
Expenditure in health Pakistan in 2018 was mostly Out of Pocket spending (OOPS), which
is around 56.2% followed by the Government health spending's 35.5%.
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Double Burden of Disease
Pakistan is currently facing the double burden of communicable (38%) and non-
communicable diseases (49%) according to WHO NCD Country Profiles 2014.
Statistics reveal that the incidences of communicable diseases
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Dengue fever
Typhoid
Viral hepatitis
Fungi and parasites
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Conclusion
Ansari. I. M., (2003). Community Medicine and Public Health. (6th ed.). Karachi Urdu Bazaar.
World Health Organization. NCD Country Profile, 2018 who.int/nmh/countries/2018/pak_en.pdf?ua=1.
Wassay M et al. (2014). Non communicable diseases in Pakistan: Burden, challenges and way forward
for health care authorities. J Pak Med Assoc.
Medically reviewed by Stacy Sampson, D.O. — Written by Adam Felman — Updated on April 19, 2020
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