Mahrukh Naeem
When we speak of health worries, we are referring to specific health difficulties that have a negative impact on a person’s health, a disease, or the population’s health care challenges.
The following are some of the problems with Pakistan’s health-care system:
Health infrastructure
Almost 70% of Pakistan’s population is served by the private sector. In terms of overall healthcare quality and patient happiness, private hospitals and healthcare institutions frequently surpass their public equivalents. However, the majority of rural Pakistanis have little to no access to basic medical care and are at a high risk of developing numerous ailments.
Hygiene and sanitation
In Pakistan, the two most serious sanitation challenges are improper sanitation and food storage. Salmonella, E. Coli, and other bacteria can enter the human body via contaminated food, causing severe disease.
Pakistan is one of the top ten countries in the world in terms of availability to safe drinking water. The majority of residents in rural regions with significant levels of poverty do not have access to bathrooms. As a result of insufficient facilities, extra difficulties such as bacterial infection or diarrhoea may emerge.
Pakistan is one of the top ten countries in the world in terms of availability to safe drinking water. The majority of residents in rural regions with significant levels of poverty do not have access to bathrooms. As a result of insufficient facilities, extra difficulties such as bacterial infection or diarrhoea may emerge.
Furthermore, due to a lack of resources and sanitation services, many girls are forced to employ unsanitary menstrual management strategies, such as creating their own sanitary pads. However, if these treatments are done regularly, vaginal infections can arise.
Malnutrition
Inadequate nutrition for young children is largely to blame for the high prevalence of new-born and mother mortality. More than half of children under the age of five are stunted, and more than 40% are underweight. The body’s natural defence mechanisms are also weakened as a result of an inadequate diet.
Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents
Because of overpopulation, unclean drinking water, poor sanitation, awful socioeconomic conditions, little health awareness, and insufficient vaccination coverage, Pakistan is at significant risk of infectious disease epidemics. Pakistan is also a significant contributor to the regional burden of several communicable illnesses.
Environmental Health Risks
Pakistan is dealing with numerous difficulties, including pollution. Environmental disruptions in the country cause a variety of ailments. According to one study, 92% of all pollution-related deaths occur in middle-income countries such as Pakistan. Food insecurity, waste management challenges, inadequate sanitation, noise pollution, air pollution, climate change, and water pollution are all major difficulties.
The writer is the student of department of journalism 8 semester Punjab University Lahore.
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