Health is wealth

INTRODUCTION
There is an old saying you have learnt in school ‘health is wealth’.
Very small yet very significant. Because whatever job you are doing
you need to have a good health to flourish in your career and life.
Happiness has got different meaning to different people.  Some
people think that they may live happily if they have more money.
But, health is wealth.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
health is the general condition of a person in all aspects.
It is also a level of functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an
organism, often implicitly human.
Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living. It is a
positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well
as physical capabilities.
 World health organization

Who is a specialized agency of the united nation that acts as a

coordinating authority on international public health. Established on
7th April , 1948.
Objectives:
To provide all people possible level of health.
to provide information, counsel, and assistance in the field of health;
to stimulate the eradication of epidemic, endemic, and other diseases.
to assist in developing an informed public opinion among all peoples
on matters of health.
 Some of common health problems are:

Acidity
Allergy
Headache
Blood pressure
Sugar
Stress
Diabetes
Heart diseases
Malaria
 Health issue in Pakistan
Most common and lethal diseases in Pakistan include:
 Malaria (16%): It is a problem faced by the lower class people
in Pakistan.
 Dengue fever: An outbreak of dengue fever occurred in
October 2006 in Pakistan.
 Polio: Pakistan is one of the few countries in which polio has
not been finished by the roots.
 Viral Hepatitis (7.5%): Viral Hepatitis, particularly that caused
by types B and C are major epidemics in Pakistan with nearly
12 million individuals infected with either of the virus.
 Inefficiencies of Pakistan in health

Pakistan is one of the most backward countries of the world. Health has
remained neglected in every five-year plan, because of lack of interest
by the Government and the economists in favour of industrial and
commercial considerations.
Health facilities in Pakistan are inadequate, mainly due to a lack of
resources and a high population growth rate.
Pakistan’s health care system is inadequate, inefficient. Public
expenditures in General Hospitals and Clinics sub-sector of health are
regressive in most of the regions in Pakistan.
 Lack of clean water and hygiene milk.
Lack of Rural health centres, Basic health units.
 Essential Public Health Services:

 Monitor health status to identify community health problems.

 Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards
in the community.
 Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
 Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health
problems.
 Develop policies and plans that support individual and
community health efforts.
 Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure
safety.
 Health tips
Balanced food, fresh air,
exercise, good posture, plenty
of rest, pure water,
cleanliness, regular check-ups
at the doctor and dentist – all
helps keep our body machines
running as they should.

A fit person is also more

resistant to illnesses. The
simplest way of keeping fit is
by exercising regular.