Un-Controlled Quackery all over the Country.
The document discusses the issue of quackery in Pakistan's healthcare system. It defines quackery and different types of quacks, including dispensers, LHVs/LHWs, street doctors, aamils, and sex experts. Statistics are provided on the number of registered doctors and dentists compared to the estimated number of quacks, which is over 600,000 according to one source. The document examines the reasons quackery persists, who is responsible, laws enacted against it, and what further actions are needed to curb unlicensed medical practice in Pakistan.
This document discusses quackery, which is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices by unskilled individuals posing as doctors. Quackery often involves overpromoting unproven health claims for profit. Quacks award themselves fake qualifications and make nonspecific or outlandish claims about secret formulas or cures. The document identifies different types of quackery such as medical, nutrition, and device quackery. Quackery can endanger lives, cause physical and financial harm, and create anxiety and regret among the public.
This document discusses medical quackery and identifies quacks. It defines quackery as practicing medicine without scientific methods, which can harm sick people. Quacks sell unapproved remedies without formal education or licensing. Some signs of quacks are that they advertise themselves, work from home, claim secret formulas, lack sanitation, and use the same treatment for all illnesses. The effects of quackery can be wasting money, prolonging illness, false hope, or death if seriously ill people see quacks instead of doctors. Usual victims seek alternative treatments for serious conditions like cancer or pains, or want to avoid doctors and surgery.
Presntation by Zorayda E. Leopando, MD, MPH
Professor of Family and Community Medicine University of the Philippines Manila at the WHO/TNO/Dutchgovernment Congres 'Connecting Health and Labour' 29 - 1 December 2012
Teenage Pregnancy that affect education.docxElaizaGonzales
This document discusses the impacts of teenage pregnancy on education. It notes that teen mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, which can reduce career opportunities and increase the risk of poverty. While some studies have found that many teen mothers had already dropped out prior to pregnancy, those still in school at the time of pregnancy were as likely to graduate as their peers. Early childbearing may result in poor health outcomes for both mother and child. Pregnancy during adolescence can negatively impact academic performance, as teen mothers have to balance motherhood with school and may drop out. The document aims to identify the causes and impacts of teenage pregnancy on academic performance and explore strategies to prevent it.
The document provides information on the Pinggang Pinoy food guide from the Philippines. It recommends that each meal consist of foods from three groups - Go, Grow, and Glow foods - along with water. It emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet for getting necessary energy and nutrients. It then gives details on various vitamins and minerals, their functions, deficiency symptoms, and major food sources.
The document outlines the Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses as established by the Professional Regulation Commission and Board of Nursing. It discusses the importance of codes of ethics for professionals and establishes ethical principles for nurses in their practice, with patients and people, with co-workers, and in their responsibilities to society and the nursing profession. The code provides guidelines for nurses to maintain high ethical standards and prioritize patient care, rights, and welfare. It also describes the process for revising the code of ethics and penalties for violations.
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This document discusses quackery, which is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices by unskilled individuals posing as doctors. Quackery often involves overpromoting unproven health claims for profit. Quacks award themselves fake qualifications and make nonspecific or outlandish claims about secret formulas or cures. The document identifies different types of quackery such as medical, nutrition, and device quackery. Quackery can endanger lives, cause physical and financial harm, and create anxiety and regret among the public.
This document discusses medical quackery and identifies quacks. It defines quackery as practicing medicine without scientific methods, which can harm sick people. Quacks sell unapproved remedies without formal education or licensing. Some signs of quacks are that they advertise themselves, work from home, claim secret formulas, lack sanitation, and use the same treatment for all illnesses. The effects of quackery can be wasting money, prolonging illness, false hope, or death if seriously ill people see quacks instead of doctors. Usual victims seek alternative treatments for serious conditions like cancer or pains, or want to avoid doctors and surgery.
Presntation by Zorayda E. Leopando, MD, MPH
Professor of Family and Community Medicine University of the Philippines Manila at the WHO/TNO/Dutchgovernment Congres 'Connecting Health and Labour' 29 - 1 December 2012
Teenage Pregnancy that affect education.docxElaizaGonzales
This document discusses the impacts of teenage pregnancy on education. It notes that teen mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, which can reduce career opportunities and increase the risk of poverty. While some studies have found that many teen mothers had already dropped out prior to pregnancy, those still in school at the time of pregnancy were as likely to graduate as their peers. Early childbearing may result in poor health outcomes for both mother and child. Pregnancy during adolescence can negatively impact academic performance, as teen mothers have to balance motherhood with school and may drop out. The document aims to identify the causes and impacts of teenage pregnancy on academic performance and explore strategies to prevent it.
The document provides information on the Pinggang Pinoy food guide from the Philippines. It recommends that each meal consist of foods from three groups - Go, Grow, and Glow foods - along with water. It emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet for getting necessary energy and nutrients. It then gives details on various vitamins and minerals, their functions, deficiency symptoms, and major food sources.
The document outlines the Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses as established by the Professional Regulation Commission and Board of Nursing. It discusses the importance of codes of ethics for professionals and establishes ethical principles for nurses in their practice, with patients and people, with co-workers, and in their responsibilities to society and the nursing profession. The code provides guidelines for nurses to maintain high ethical standards and prioritize patient care, rights, and welfare. It also describes the process for revising the code of ethics and penalties for violations.
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All of the pictures and pieces of information on this site are the property of the respective owners. I do not hold any copyright in regards to these pictures and information. These pictures have been collected from different public sources including various websites, considered to be in the public domain. If anyone has any objection to display of any picture, image or information, it may be brought to my notice by sending an email (contact me) & the disputed media will be removed immediately, after verification of the claim.
A consumer must be cautious of medical quackery, which involves using unscientifically accepted methods. Quackery can have serious negative effects, including prolonging illness, wasting money, and giving false hope. Quacks often claim to have secret remedies and treat illnesses without proper training or licensing. They may deliberately deceive patients or genuinely believe in their ineffective treatments. Traditional medicine practitioners like albularios, who use medicinal plants, can effectively treat some illnesses, though herbal remedies require scientific validation.
Quacks are individuals who perform medical treatments or prescribe remedies without formal education or licenses. Quackery involves using unscientifically accepted methods to treat illnesses. Following quackery can be dangerous as the ill person may not receive real treatment and their condition could worsen or they could die. Traditional and alternative medicines refer to health practices using plants, animals, minerals, or spiritual therapies. While some have benefits, people should be wary of false health claims from quacks.
The document discusses the goals, standards, and legal basis of maternal and child health nursing. The primary goal is to promote and maintain optimal family health to ensure healthy childbearing and childrearing. Maternal and child health nursing must be family-centered, community-centered, and research-oriented according to common standards that aim to protect patient safety, autonomy, and privacy.
The document discusses several models of health prevention including:
- The primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention which focus on health before, during, and after disease.
- Clinical, role performance, and adaptive models which view health based on absence of symptoms, ability to perform roles, and ability to adapt.
- Agent-host-environmental model examining disease causes through interactions.
- High level wellness and holistic health models recognizing multifaceted influences on well-being.
- Nightingale's environment theory viewing health on a continuum influenced by internal and external factors.
- Milio's framework addressing community health determinants and policy.
Nancy Milio is a public health leader who originated the concept of healthy public policy. Her framework for prevention proposes that (1) population health results from an imbalance between health needs and resources, and (2) behaviors result from limited choices based on social and economic factors. Milio argued that making healthy choices more readily available and affordable than unhealthy ones could influence populations to gain health. Her framework considers broader determinants of health beyond individual perceptions.
This document discusses nursing jurisprudence and patient rights. It outlines the patient's bill of rights which includes the right to considerate care, informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses the rights of dying persons such as maintaining hope, participating in decisions, and being free from pain. The rights of persons dying at home and nurses' bill of rights are presented as well with a focus on support, care needs and safe working conditions.
The document provides a history of health education and health promotion from early civilizations to the present. It discusses how early civilizations advocated for sanitation, clean water, exercise and diet. It then summarizes the early public health movement in Europe in response to poor living conditions during the Industrial Revolution. It describes how the medical model became popular in the late 19th century but was later questioned in the 1960s-70s. This led to the new public health movement and conferences like the Ottawa Charter which emphasized environmental and behavioral factors influencing health.
Health care delivery system in the philippinessharina11
The document discusses the Philippine health care system, factors affecting it, and the application of nursing informatics. It defines key terms like health care delivery and describes models of health systems. The Philippine system is complex with public, private, and social security components. Health facilities are divided into primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Nursing informatics uses technology to support clinical practice, administration, education and research. It gives examples like electronic medical records, scheduling, and distance learning.
The document discusses the key elements of a community and the importance of community immersion. It defines community as a social group that shares common values and identity within a specific locality. The basic elements that form a community are locality, shared sentiments, pursuit of wider ends or interests, a group of people, common life experiences, a particular name, spontaneous origins, and permanence. It emphasizes that community immersion in NSTP aims to strengthen students' social awareness and responsibility by exposing them to the realities of community life. Some benefits of community immersion for students include developing social responsibility, applying academic learning to real situations, building relationships, and improving lifelong skills.
This presents the trends, issues, and challenges in the Philippine Health Care Delivery System. The data were mostly taken from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) website and DOH Region VI Office.
Students at Tagkawayan National High School were awarded certificates for their work on short film posters and films in a Media and Information Literacy class. Several students received multiple awards for their performances in categories such as first place, best story, best actor/actress, and best director/editor. The award ceremony was held on December 2, 2022 and certificates were signed by the teacher and principal.
The scope of nursing practice involves 3 areas: health promotion, disease prevention, and restoring health. For health promotion, nurses model healthy behaviors, educate clients on self-care, and advocate in the community. Disease prevention includes immunizations, screenings, and treating early-stage illness. Restoring health focuses on caring for ill clients through recovery with treatments, rehabilitation, and managing long-term conditions.
GENERAL AND HEALTH SOCIOLOGY LECTURE NOTES FIVE UNITS.pptxMukuba University
This document provides an introduction to sociology. It defines sociology as the scientific study of human society and social behavior, and discusses how it examines social interactions and their influence on individuals. Sociology focuses on groups rather than individuals, and studies a wide range of social institutions and factors that influence human behavior. The emergence of sociology is traced to the industrial revolution and other social changes in Europe in the 18th-19th centuries. Early founders like Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Marx and Weber contributed foundational perspectives that focused on understanding social order, dynamics, and inequality through various scientific and theoretical approaches.
The document discusses universal health coverage in the Philippines. It provides background on universal health coverage, the legislative process to pass a universal health care law in the Philippines, and the objectives and challenges of implementing such a law. The key points are:
1) The Philippines has been working towards universal health coverage through successive health reforms over nearly 50 years. A bill to consolidate these efforts into a universal health care law passed Congress in late 2018.
2) The universal health care law aims to consolidate financial resources, increase funding, improve governance of local health systems, and establish support mechanisms.
3) Implementing the new law faces challenges like managing expectations, passing complementary funding bills, addressing varied stakeholder perspectives, and developing
The document discusses various aspects of health policy in the Philippines, including its history, goals, and strategies. It outlines the country's epidemiological transition over time from communicable to non-communicable diseases. It also summarizes the government's plans to achieve universal health care through expanding PhilHealth coverage, improving health facilities, deploying more health workers, and ensuring financial protection for citizens' health needs. The ultimate goals are to achieve public health targets while providing accessible, quality care and minimizing out-of-pocket costs.
This document discusses the concept of freedom and its relationship to ethics and responsibility. It defines freedom as involving choice and entailing responsibility. The two key elements that define freedom are identified as voluntariness, referring to free will and self-determination, and responsibility, meaning accountability for one's actions. Ethics is discussed as examining principles of morality, with moral agents making choices and sometimes facing dilemmas between options that are both unacceptable. The document emphasizes exercising freedom responsibly, with control and consideration of others.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in consumer health education. It defines what a consumer and consumer health are, and outlines the three main components of consumer health - health information, products, and services. For each component, it discusses criteria for evaluating reliability and guidelines for wise selection. It also describes different types of health professionals and facilities, as well as complementary and alternative healthcare options. The document aims to help students differentiate reliable from unreliable health resources and make informed choices about their healthcare.
This document provides information about the Society for Medicare, an India-based NGO focused on health education and awareness. It discusses new ways of delivering healthcare through various media and technologies. The organization believes healthcare is no longer confined to clinics and hospitals, and that awareness can prevent disease. Its vision is to provide coordinated, affordable, and high-quality healthcare services through improved delivery and addressing gaps between privileged and underprivileged populations. The document outlines the team and their priorities, which include strengthening India's healthcare system, best practices, expanding coverage, and using effective communication to save lives and cut costs.
A consumer must be cautious of medical quackery, which involves using unscientifically accepted methods. Quackery can have serious negative effects, including prolonging illness, wasting money, and giving false hope. Quacks often claim to have secret remedies and treat illnesses without proper training or licensing. They may deliberately deceive patients or genuinely believe in their ineffective treatments. Traditional medicine practitioners like albularios, who use medicinal plants, can effectively treat some illnesses, though herbal remedies require scientific validation.
Quacks are individuals who perform medical treatments or prescribe remedies without formal education or licenses. Quackery involves using unscientifically accepted methods to treat illnesses. Following quackery can be dangerous as the ill person may not receive real treatment and their condition could worsen or they could die. Traditional and alternative medicines refer to health practices using plants, animals, minerals, or spiritual therapies. While some have benefits, people should be wary of false health claims from quacks.
The document discusses the goals, standards, and legal basis of maternal and child health nursing. The primary goal is to promote and maintain optimal family health to ensure healthy childbearing and childrearing. Maternal and child health nursing must be family-centered, community-centered, and research-oriented according to common standards that aim to protect patient safety, autonomy, and privacy.
The document discusses several models of health prevention including:
- The primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention which focus on health before, during, and after disease.
- Clinical, role performance, and adaptive models which view health based on absence of symptoms, ability to perform roles, and ability to adapt.
- Agent-host-environmental model examining disease causes through interactions.
- High level wellness and holistic health models recognizing multifaceted influences on well-being.
- Nightingale's environment theory viewing health on a continuum influenced by internal and external factors.
- Milio's framework addressing community health determinants and policy.
Nancy Milio is a public health leader who originated the concept of healthy public policy. Her framework for prevention proposes that (1) population health results from an imbalance between health needs and resources, and (2) behaviors result from limited choices based on social and economic factors. Milio argued that making healthy choices more readily available and affordable than unhealthy ones could influence populations to gain health. Her framework considers broader determinants of health beyond individual perceptions.
This document discusses nursing jurisprudence and patient rights. It outlines the patient's bill of rights which includes the right to considerate care, informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses the rights of dying persons such as maintaining hope, participating in decisions, and being free from pain. The rights of persons dying at home and nurses' bill of rights are presented as well with a focus on support, care needs and safe working conditions.
The document provides a history of health education and health promotion from early civilizations to the present. It discusses how early civilizations advocated for sanitation, clean water, exercise and diet. It then summarizes the early public health movement in Europe in response to poor living conditions during the Industrial Revolution. It describes how the medical model became popular in the late 19th century but was later questioned in the 1960s-70s. This led to the new public health movement and conferences like the Ottawa Charter which emphasized environmental and behavioral factors influencing health.
Health care delivery system in the philippinessharina11
The document discusses the Philippine health care system, factors affecting it, and the application of nursing informatics. It defines key terms like health care delivery and describes models of health systems. The Philippine system is complex with public, private, and social security components. Health facilities are divided into primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Nursing informatics uses technology to support clinical practice, administration, education and research. It gives examples like electronic medical records, scheduling, and distance learning.
The document discusses the key elements of a community and the importance of community immersion. It defines community as a social group that shares common values and identity within a specific locality. The basic elements that form a community are locality, shared sentiments, pursuit of wider ends or interests, a group of people, common life experiences, a particular name, spontaneous origins, and permanence. It emphasizes that community immersion in NSTP aims to strengthen students' social awareness and responsibility by exposing them to the realities of community life. Some benefits of community immersion for students include developing social responsibility, applying academic learning to real situations, building relationships, and improving lifelong skills.
This presents the trends, issues, and challenges in the Philippine Health Care Delivery System. The data were mostly taken from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) website and DOH Region VI Office.
Students at Tagkawayan National High School were awarded certificates for their work on short film posters and films in a Media and Information Literacy class. Several students received multiple awards for their performances in categories such as first place, best story, best actor/actress, and best director/editor. The award ceremony was held on December 2, 2022 and certificates were signed by the teacher and principal.
The scope of nursing practice involves 3 areas: health promotion, disease prevention, and restoring health. For health promotion, nurses model healthy behaviors, educate clients on self-care, and advocate in the community. Disease prevention includes immunizations, screenings, and treating early-stage illness. Restoring health focuses on caring for ill clients through recovery with treatments, rehabilitation, and managing long-term conditions.
GENERAL AND HEALTH SOCIOLOGY LECTURE NOTES FIVE UNITS.pptxMukuba University
This document provides an introduction to sociology. It defines sociology as the scientific study of human society and social behavior, and discusses how it examines social interactions and their influence on individuals. Sociology focuses on groups rather than individuals, and studies a wide range of social institutions and factors that influence human behavior. The emergence of sociology is traced to the industrial revolution and other social changes in Europe in the 18th-19th centuries. Early founders like Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Marx and Weber contributed foundational perspectives that focused on understanding social order, dynamics, and inequality through various scientific and theoretical approaches.
The document discusses universal health coverage in the Philippines. It provides background on universal health coverage, the legislative process to pass a universal health care law in the Philippines, and the objectives and challenges of implementing such a law. The key points are:
1) The Philippines has been working towards universal health coverage through successive health reforms over nearly 50 years. A bill to consolidate these efforts into a universal health care law passed Congress in late 2018.
2) The universal health care law aims to consolidate financial resources, increase funding, improve governance of local health systems, and establish support mechanisms.
3) Implementing the new law faces challenges like managing expectations, passing complementary funding bills, addressing varied stakeholder perspectives, and developing
The document discusses various aspects of health policy in the Philippines, including its history, goals, and strategies. It outlines the country's epidemiological transition over time from communicable to non-communicable diseases. It also summarizes the government's plans to achieve universal health care through expanding PhilHealth coverage, improving health facilities, deploying more health workers, and ensuring financial protection for citizens' health needs. The ultimate goals are to achieve public health targets while providing accessible, quality care and minimizing out-of-pocket costs.
This document discusses the concept of freedom and its relationship to ethics and responsibility. It defines freedom as involving choice and entailing responsibility. The two key elements that define freedom are identified as voluntariness, referring to free will and self-determination, and responsibility, meaning accountability for one's actions. Ethics is discussed as examining principles of morality, with moral agents making choices and sometimes facing dilemmas between options that are both unacceptable. The document emphasizes exercising freedom responsibly, with control and consideration of others.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in consumer health education. It defines what a consumer and consumer health are, and outlines the three main components of consumer health - health information, products, and services. For each component, it discusses criteria for evaluating reliability and guidelines for wise selection. It also describes different types of health professionals and facilities, as well as complementary and alternative healthcare options. The document aims to help students differentiate reliable from unreliable health resources and make informed choices about their healthcare.
This document provides information about the Society for Medicare, an India-based NGO focused on health education and awareness. It discusses new ways of delivering healthcare through various media and technologies. The organization believes healthcare is no longer confined to clinics and hospitals, and that awareness can prevent disease. Its vision is to provide coordinated, affordable, and high-quality healthcare services through improved delivery and addressing gaps between privileged and underprivileged populations. The document outlines the team and their priorities, which include strengthening India's healthcare system, best practices, expanding coverage, and using effective communication to save lives and cut costs.
The World Organization of Natural Medicine is an international politically and religiously neutral humanitarian none governmental organization (NGO). It is established as per the World Health Organization Alma Ata declaration 1978, and is recognized and accredited under the Sovereigns Order of Knight Hospitallers of St. John for its humanitarian endeavors. Its educational department is a member of the United Nation Academic Impact.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in consumer health education. It defines what a consumer and consumer health are, and outlines the three main components of consumer health - health information, products, and services. For each component, it discusses criteria for evaluating reliability and guidelines for wise selection. It also describes different types of health professionals and facilities, as well as complementary and alternative healthcare options. The document aims to help students differentiate reliable from unreliable health resources and make informed choices about their healthcare.
Pharmacists play several important roles in managed health care organizations including distributing and dispensing drugs, ensuring patient safety, developing clinical programs, communicating with patients and providers, designing drug benefits, managing business operations, and controlling costs. They work to provide appropriate, effective, and affordable drug therapies to patients through various functions like utilization review, prior authorizations, quality assurance programs, and collaborating with physicians on prescribing practices.
The ethics of performance monitoring-private sector perspectiveDavid Quek
Increasingly medical practice is coming under intense scrutiny as to what is appropriate and affordable care, including serious considerations of patient safety issues and protection. Medical professionalism must be consciously adhered to as we try and find the best health care for our patients at the best value and outcomes for our patients themselves, and also for society at large. In view of escalating health care costs, physician autonomy to practice as he or she likes or deems fit has now come under siege with more and more performance monitoring, not just for appropriateness, but also for outcomes, necessity and cost-effectiveness. Physician' vested interests must be tempered with evidence-based benefits or at least be associated with no increase in harm or incur affordability issues. Fraudulent physician malfeasance are now being uncovered via whistle-blowers, or through greater more meticulous audit of various validated performance measures, and those physicians found to have flouted these due to pecuniary self-interests, overuse of tests or procedures have been found guilty and sanctioned with heavy fines, return of reimbursements as well as imprisonment, and erasure from medical registries and the removal of license to practice.
Lyme disease patients want:
- Better diagnostic tests and treatment options approved by the FDA.
- Insurance coverage for long-term antibiotic treatment and recognition that chronic Lyme disease exists.
- Protection for doctors who treat Lyme disease patients with long-term antibiotics.
The document discusses innovations that could help universalize primary health care (PHCs) in India. It identifies several issues with India's current primary health care system, including illiteracy, pollution, low health budgets, and high costs. It then proposes several innovations: 1) Promoting generic medicines to make drugs more affordable; 2) More effective monitoring of health programs; 3) Increased government spending on health infrastructure; 4) A stricter medical council to regulate doctors; 5) Engaging NGOs to provide education and remote health services; and 6) Increased community participation in health care design and delivery. Implementation would require funding generic drug companies, increasing coordination between state governments and local health services, and accountability measures for doctors
The document introduces the Society for Medicare, an Indian NGO focused on health education, advocacy, and awareness. It aims to extend healthcare access to underprivileged communities through various communication mediums like print, television, radio, and the internet. The organization believes that healthcare should be consumer-centric and available to all. It hopes to coordinate with other groups, stimulate medical tourism, and set globally reputed medical institutions to provide quality and affordable healthcare.
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1 DESCRIBE A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH IN YOUR
COMMUNITY THAT HAS PRODUCED HEALTH RISKS AND
OUTCOMES.
Addressing the Determinant AIDS
1 DESCRIBE A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH IN YOUR
COMMUNITY THAT HAS PRODUCED HEALTH RISKS AND
OUTCOMES.
Stillwaggon (2000) shows that “HIV/AIDS has developed below diverse conditions
around the world”. For instance, in the industrialized countries, ‘what commenced as
an epidemic amongst guys who have intercourse with men and then needle sharing
drug users, is now increasingly concentrated in negative and marginalized sectors of
the population’. In Africa and South Asia, ‘the AIDS epidemic is nearly entirely
among heterosexual non-drug users. Latin America represents a composite of the
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industrial and growing worlds both in its monetary overall performance and its HIV
epidemics’. While it is acknowledged that “social determinants of fitness have an
effect on a person’s risk of HIV infection, the velocity with which HIV contamination
will growth to AIDS and a person’s capability to control and live with
HIV/AIDS” (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2006), these social determinants can
be categorized in a wide variety of ways. For instance, as counseled through Pound
stone et al. (2004), these can focus on structural factors, social factors, character
factors and HIV transmission dynamics. To be useful for research, programmatic
and coverage purposes, the categorizations need to add explanatory power to the
conceivable pathways between factors and outcomes, and no longer certainly be a
laundry list of societal aspects. Furthermore, the meaning and relevance of these
determinants may additionally range notably relying on the regional context as. For
this cause we will at the beginning evaluation the social determinants of HIV/AIDS
from a North American (Canada and the USA) unique perspective, and then from an
emerging markets nations perspective.
1 DESCRIBE HOW THE COMMUNITY IS PRESENTLY TACKLING THE
PROBLEM THROUGH THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Local health department in our society is a non profit organization. And along with
this local organization some organizations are working same for the prevention of
AIDS and their roles are as follows:
Because of their capacity to more effortlessly provide services to high-risk groups,
non-governmental agencies (NGOs) will play a quintessential function in any
profitable AIDS prevention program.
This document discusses human rights to health care. It defines health and the human right to health according to the WHO. The right to health guarantees universal access, availability, acceptability, quality, and non-discrimination in health care. It must be provided publicly and equitably. Certain groups like women, children, persons with disabilities, migrants, and those with HIV/AIDS have additional considerations for their right to health due to biological or social factors. India also needs the right to health to address its high disease burden, out-of-pocket health costs, and lack of access to quality care.
Being a wise health consumer involves building knowledge to make informed decisions. Sources of health information and products should be reliable experts with proper qualifications and research-backed claims. Unreliable sources lack expertise. Healthcare is obtained from various providers like physicians in different specialties, dentists, and facilities like hospitals, surgery centers, and nursing homes. Insurance and HMOs help pay for treatment costs. Consumers also consider complementary and alternative therapies like herbal medicine, acupuncture, and reflexology as additions to or replacements for traditional care.
Module 3-Perspective on Health Care SectorDr. Jerry John
This document provides an overview of the healthcare sector in India. It begins by defining a hospital and describing the evolution of the modern hospital concept. It then classifies hospitals based on ownership, directory, systems of medicine, and departments. The document discusses doctors and the Hippocratic Oath. It provides statistics on the size and growth of the Indian healthcare industry. It also describes the classification, emerging diseases, infrastructure issues, measures taken to improve infrastructure, telemedicine, health insurance, medical tourism, ayurveda, surgical equipment, and the pharmaceutical industry in India.
The document discusses medical ethics, outlining key principles like autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence. It describes ethical codes and guidelines governing medical practice and research, such as the Hippocratic Oath, Declaration of Helsinki, and ICMR guidelines. The presentation also reviews a physician's duties to patients, other doctors, and the public, as well as unethical acts and disciplinary actions for misconduct.
The document discusses several vignettes involving boundary violations by psychiatrists, including a practitioner injecting themselves prior to surgery, developing feelings for a patient, and engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient. It also covers topics like mandatory reporting requirements, exploitative behaviors, and approaches to rehabilitation for clinicians who have committed boundary violations.
This document discusses medical ethics and codes of conduct for physicians. It begins by outlining the origins of medical ethics from the Hippocratic Oath in ancient Greece. It then summarizes several modern codes and declarations that updated and expanded upon ethical guidelines for doctors, including informed consent, patient confidentiality, and not abandoning patients. The document also describes the regulatory bodies that govern medical practice in India, such as the Medical Council of India and state medical councils, and their roles in maintaining standards through licensing, discipline, and enforcing ethical codes. It concludes by defining medical negligence and the differences between civil and criminal cases.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on contraception, abortion, and reproductive justice. It discusses the ethical foundations and codes of ethics for OBGYNs from organizations like ACOG, EMA, and FIGO. It covers topics like the patient-physician relationship, physician conduct, conflicts of interest, and societal responsibilities. The document also discusses Ethiopia's abortion law, conscientious objection, and the components of reproductive justice.
The medical industry provides healthcare services through trained professionals to treat patients. It has evolved over time with technological advancements. There are differences in healthcare systems between developed and developing countries. The document discusses the author's aspiration to become a clinical dietitian and the skills and qualifications required for this role, such as communication skills, research experience, and following a code of conduct.
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HAS 515 Week 8 Lecture:
Patient Rights and Responsibilities and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Intro Slide
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Professor Charles enters classroom and introduces the topics for today’s lesson and begins the lecture.
Prof Charles
: Hello everyone….welcome back to class. Today, we are going to discuss patient rights and responsibilities and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 (PSDA) made a significant advance in the protection of the rights of patients to make decisions regarding their own health care. Healthcare organizations may no longer passively permit patients to exercise their rights but must protect and promote such rights. The PSDA provides that each individual has a right under state law to make decisions concerning his or her medical care, including the right to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment and the right to formulate advance directives.
Let’s first discuss the rights of the patient. How are patient rights classified?
Casey:
Patient rights may be classified as either legal (those emanating from law) or human statements of desirable ethical principles (such as the right to healthcare or the right to be treated with human dignity). Both staff and patients should be aware and understand not only their own rights and responsibilities, but also the rights and responsibilities of each other.
Donald
: Patients also have a right to receive a clear explanation of tests, diagnoses, treatment options, prescribed medications, and prognosis; participate in healthcare decisions; understand treatment options; and discontinue or refuse treatment options. It is recognized that the relationship between the physician and the patient is essential for the provision of proper care.
Casey
: In addition to what has already been noted, I would say that legal precedent has established that not only does the institution have responsibility to the patient, but also the patient has responsibility to the institution.
Prof. Charles
: Absolutely… What does the federal and state law and the Constitution have to say about discriminatory practices?
Casey
: Most federal, state and local programs specifically require, as a condition for receiving funds under such programs, an affirmative statement on the part of the organization that it will not discriminate. For example, Medicare and Medicaid programs specifically require affirmative assurances by healthcare organizations that no discrimination will be practiced. Healthcare organizations who do not comply may lose Medicare and Medicaid certification and reimbursement.
Prof. Charles
: Excellent. What is an example of discrimination by a hospital?
Donald:
There was a case,
Stoick v. Caro Community Hospital
, where the patient brought a medical ...
Rasamanikya is a excellent preparation in the field of Rasashastra, it is used in various Kushtha Roga, Shwasa, Vicharchika, Bhagandara, Vatarakta, and Phiranga Roga. In this article Preparation& Comparative analytical profile for both Formulationon i.e Rasamanikya prepared by Kushmanda swarasa & Churnodhaka Shodita Haratala. The study aims to provide insights into the comparative efficacy and analytical aspects of these formulations for enhanced therapeutic outcomes.
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These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of the physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar lead (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
6. Describe the flow of current around the heart during the cardiac cycle
7. Discuss the placement and polarity of the leads of electrocardiograph
8. Describe the normal electrocardiograms recorded from the limb leads and explain the physiological basis of the different records that are obtained
9. Define mean electrical vector (axis) of the heart and give the normal range
10. Define the mean QRS vector
11. Describe the axes of leads (hexagonal reference system)
12. Comprehend the vectorial analysis of the normal ECG
13. Determine the mean electrical axis of the ventricular QRS and appreciate the mean axis deviation
14. Explain the concepts of current of injury, J point, and their significance
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. Chapter 3, Cardiology Explained, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2214/
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Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
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ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
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MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Basavarajeeyam is a Sreshta Sangraha grantha (Compiled book ), written by Neelkanta kotturu Basavaraja Virachita. It contains 25 Prakaranas, First 24 Chapters related to Rogas& 25th to Rasadravyas.
Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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1. Un-Controlled Quackery all over the Country.
An Update
By,
Dr.Abdul.Ghafoor Shoro
PMA Anti Quackery Sub. Committee Karachi.
2. Quackery.
• How Should It Be Defined?
• Quackery can be broadly defined as "anything involving
over promotion in the field of health.“
• A quack is an untrained person who pretends to be a
physician and who dispenses medical advice and they
claim to be properly qualified doctors.
• The FDA defines health fraud as “The promotion, for
profit, of a medical remedy known to be false or
unproven”.
3. STATISTICS
According to PMDC REGISTERED doctors UP TO 27th September, 2012
TOTAL NUMBER OF DOCTORS / DENTAL SURGEONS (G.P's with basic degree only)
Province
M.B.B.S.
Male
Female
Punjab/
28456
Federal Area
Sindh
28260
K.P.K
10110
Balochistan.
2351
A.J.K.
1394
Foreign
2460
Nationals
Total
73031
Total
B.D.S.
Male
Female
Total
24030
52486
1970
2632
4602
25208
4712
1485
954
800
53468
14822
3836
2348
3260
1473
850
172
127
317
2642
869
118
95
107
4115
1719
290
222
424
4909
6463
RDP
11372
57189
RMP
130220
L.S.M.F. (Licentiate of State Medical Faculty)
Male
Female Total
511
284
52
44
3
98
992
54
565
22
2
11
1
8
306
54
55
4
106
98
LSMF/LDS
1090
TOTAL=130220+11372+1090= 142682
•
•
•
•
•
TOTAL LSMF
TOTAL RMPs (Basic & Specialists)
TOTAL RDPs (Basic & Specialists)
GRAND TOTAL=
GRAND TOTAL=
158075
RMP
=(130220+27855)
=(11372+913)
+12285
+1090
+RDP
+LSMF
=1090
=158075
=12285
=171450
4. Current Situation.
•
•
•
•
According PMDC anti quackery committee:
600000 Quacks in Pakistan .
1/3rd in Sindh.
70000 -80000 in Karachi.
• TOTAL NUMBER OF DOCTORS/DENTAL SURGEONS
REGISTERED Up to 27th September, 2012 .
• Doctors
=
• GRAND TOTAL=
158075
RMP
+12285
+RDP
+1090 =171450
+LSMF Total
(L.S.M.F stands for Licentiate of State Medical Faculty)
5.
6.
7. Types of quacks
1.Dispensers.
• These are the commonest and most dangerous type
of quacks in our country.
• They may or may not have a technician's diploma.
They usually have served for a while with a doctor
to assist him in his clinic usually for 3 tasks.
1. Giving injections and I/V fluids to patients.
2. Giving medicines to the patients on doctor's
prescriptions
3. Carrying out minor dressings and stitching.
8.
9. 2.LHV’S /LHW’s .
• There are so many Maternity homes and Clinics run by LHV’S and
LHW’s in rural areas and Peripheral areas of cities.
• They claim as a qualified lady doctors.
• Lady Health Visitors(LHV’s):
• Job Description. They are responsible for preventive and curative
care with a focus on Family Planning (FP).
• Assist the clients to make their decisions based on their family
planning needs after providing thorough counseling.
• Lady Health Workers. (LHW’s) are working under the National
Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care. It was
launched in Pakistan in 1994.
• Education . Mostly 8th Class education • Job Description. Visiting the homes of her community - registering
pregnant women for antenatal care, health education and basic
preventive services for family planning, maternal and child health,
improving nutrition, basic hygiene ,sanitation and immunization.
10.
11. 3.Street Doctors Or Hakeems.
• This is another category of quacks in our
community ,Street Doctors Or Hakeems.(Gali
Mohalay ka Doctor)
• These are usually found in every house and if not
then at least in every street.
• They have never received any formal health
education but they seem to know every thing about
every illness including Cancer, HIV ,AIDS, Hepatitis,
and Diabetes etc.
12.
13. 4.Aamils and Jinnati babas.
• This is a totally unique category of practitioners in our
culture. These derive their roots from the ancient evil
arts of magic and related categories. Some of them put
a veil of Islamic face on their malpractices.
• They usually exploit the psychiatric illnesses of the
category usually encountered in young girls from lower
or middle class of our society.
• These People also treat infertile couples with a promise
of giving them off springs at certain high costs.
14.
15. 5.Sex Experts.
• Last but not the least this is another commonly
encountered category of quacks. We can witness a
very strong advertising campaign by these experts
throughout our country by various methods.
• Unfortunately our print media is also used at times
by these quacks to get their advertisements across
to the public.
• Usually they resort to wall chalking, banners, sign
boards, brochures and wall posts in addition to
hired agents who are utilized to spread the success
stories of their miraculous cures.
16.
17.
18.
19. Why does quackery 'work' for some people
?
•
Quackery thrives on susceptibility. We are all susceptible at certain times in our lives. Anxiety and fear can be
so strong that reason gives way to false hope or an unsuspecting person may simply be enticed by catchy
advertising and convincing personal testimonials.
•
The two main reasons why a quack product might seem to "work" are:
•
A placebo effect — Placebos have no active ingredients. They may work on the power of suggestion. Scientists
speculate that a person's confidence in a certain treatment may activate chemical impulses in the brain that
diminish symptoms. It is estimated that 10% to 20% of persons are very responsive to placebo treatments.
•
A self-limiting illness — Diseases vary in their duration and intensity. Arthritis, for instance, can be a life-long
problem whose symptoms may improve for periods of time. If you happen to be using a quack treatment when
pain subsides, it's natural to think that the "wonder cure" really helps. Colds are another example of a self
limiting illness that gets better whether or not a person seeks treatment.
•
So there are two arguments in favor of letting quacks run their businesses:
1.
2.
They earn their bread and butter through this profession.
It is all about freedom. Every one is entitled to adopt whatever profession he wants.
•
Can we really afford to let them play havoc with the health and lives of our ignorant people?
•
Is there any comparison between a doctor who enters the profession after a tough competition then
learns his skill under close supervision of experts of field for many years and at immense expenses?
•
And a quack who has highly dubious knowledge about therapeutics and does not possess any valid
qualification?
20. The Hazards of their Practice.
• They are an important source of spread of needle
borne diseases especially viral hepatitis and HIV.
• The frequently use latest antibiotics injudiciously
and are responsible for development of resistance
against such life saving medicines.
• They frequently endanger the lives of patients
because of inappropriate use of medicines about
whose pharmacological properties they know the
least.
• Due to their vested interests and poor knowledge
they frequently spread misinformation regarding
health, disease and health systems.
21. Who is responsible?
Quacks.
Who deals with treatment practices in spite of the awareness of their
ignorance of proper knowledge.
Government and its Institutions .
Due to its apathy towards the social problems of our nation and its lack of
will to set the health care system right.
General public.
Due to its ignorance of modern medical knowledge and lack of effort to seek
the right professionals.
Doctors and their organizations.
Due to their passive role in the current jumble. It is their responsibility as well
to shout it loud and clear to government and masses that there must be no
place for quackery in our country.
22. Who is responsible?
Pharmaceutical Companies.
Pharma: co’s. Representatives visit the Quacks and offer different
packages for prescription of their Medicine.
Media.
Print Media as well as Electronic media(not All) are promoting the
quackery through different documentaries and ads. There are lots of
ads for fake doctors and quacks and even programs about them.
Pakistan's press and electronic media should stop illegal health
related ads, which led the people towards quacks.
National and International NGO’S.
Due to their vested interest they recruit Quacks for their different
Health related Projects to save money.
26. Law amendment 2012
ISLAMABAD, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
PART I Law amend mended
Acts, Ordinances, President's Orders and Regulations
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT
Islamabad, the 13th August, 20/2
THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN"EXTRA. AUGUST 13, 2012
31. Amendment of section 28, Ordinance XXXII of 1962.In the Said Ordinance, for section 28 the following shall be substituted, namely:-'
"28. Penalty for fraudulent representation or registration.- Whoever falsely pretends to be registered under this Ordinance as a medical
Practitioner or dentist and uses with his name or title any words or letters representing that he is so registered with the Councilor uses the word
"doctor" without legal basis, irrespective of whether any person is actually deceived by such pretence or representation or not, shall, On
conviction before a Magistrate of the first class, be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with both.
Any person found aiding and abetting him shall also be prosecuted and punished.".
32. Insertion of new sections 28A and 28B, Ordinance XXXII of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, after section 28, substituted as aforesaid, the
following new sections shall be inserted, namely:-
"28A. Penalty of practicing without registration.(I) No person, other than a registered medical or dental practitioner, shall practice medicine
. or dentistry.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of sub-section
(I) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years but shall not be less than six months or with fine
which may extend to two hundred thousand rupees but shall not be less than one hundred thousand rupees or with both.
28B. Cognizance of offences.(I) No court shall take cognizance of any offence or matter under this Ordinance except upon
complaint in, writing made by the authorized officer of the Council.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act of 1898), it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of the first
class to pass any sentence authorized by this Ordinance even if such sentence exceeds his powers under Section 32 of the said Code.".
27.
28. Role of PM&DC.
PMDC registers bogus doctors.
After getting the bogus registration certificates, now these half-baked doctors are
doing government service and running their own clinics. Some of them are said to
have left Pakistan to get jobs abroad in the light of these bogus registration
certificates issued to them with the help of PMDC.
These candidates after failing to pass the PMDC test are said to have paid millions of
rupees to the top guns of PMDC .
Pakistan ambassador to Bishkek Tanveer A Khaskheli had written to the then president
of PMDC Prof Dr Hasnain that Kyrgyz State Medical college Academy and Osh university
had informed him that documents submitted by the Pakistanis students to get PMDC
registration were bogus and fake.
A report By Rauf Klasra. Published in Pak Tribune on 06-04-2010
29. The Senate Standing Committee on Health was informed on Wednesday that the
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) registered more than 40 doctors last
year without any formal testing.
• “The council registered these doctors without fulfilling the basic
criteria of clearing a registration examination,” Senator Zahid Khan.
• Majority of the 48 medical practitioners whose degrees have been
declared fake are serving in government-run health facilities and the
council has recommended strict action against them, said an official
of PMDC.
• The chairperson also constituted a sub-committee to look into the
matters of PMDC and suggest recommendations to streamline the
council.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2011.
30. Pakistan: Fake doctors have PMDC
registration certificates
•
President PMDC Dr Asim .Hussain confirmed that he knew that at
least 30 such students were given fake registration certificates by
PMDC.
• FIA unearthed the following doctors whose files were missing from
the official record.
• The names of the doctors are Dr Shafif Ahmed, Dr Jehangir Khan, Dr
Said Wali, Dr Syed Salauddin, Dr Syed Naseemudin, Dr Ikram ullah,
Dr Sakhi Jan, Dr Rehmanullah, Dr Abrar ullah and Dr Malik Asad.
The News dated 04/06/2010
31. What is Needed ?
Quackery is a society-wide public health problem it should be clearly defined .
Laws should be implemented against unauthorized health care.
Through our actions, we need to convey that the exploitation of sufferers should not be
tolerated by our society.
To cope with it adequately, a more scientific approach is required.
As with any other public health problem, an epidemiologic strategy is needed to develop
information on causal agents (which people become quacks and why) and environmental
aspects that favor or discourage the proliferation of quackery.
Vital statistics are needed on the morbidity, mortality, incidence and prevalence of quackery.
Presently, we have only isolated case reports. These are enough to indicate that great harm
is being done, but don't tell us how many people are being harmed.
There is need of a system be developed for reporting quackery cases, this would enable us to
keep track of what is being promoted, where the "hot spots" are, and what legal and
educational efforts are needed for an effective response.
32. Cont: What is Needed ?
Health professionals have a duty to take action when the public is being abused in an area in
which they have special knowledge. The failure to take concerted action against quackery
sends an unprofessional message.
Quackery and unauthorized health care giving should be penalized under law.
A doubting attitude like “this may work” at official level must now be stopped forthwith.
Only scientifically proven methods must be allowed to practice.
We should not condone the "victim-blaming" ideology which says that if people are too
dumb to spot quackery on their own, they are probably too dumb to be worth saving.
Nor should we condone the attitude of law enforcement officials who feel that quackery is
"merely" a form of white collar crime" that takes money from its victims.