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Leading Global Health Problems

Leading Global Health Problems. How do you define the problems. Size, magnitude, Epidemic, pandemic Severity, (Morbidity/Mortality) Acute/chronic Cost/economic terms (QALYS and DALYS). Global burden of disease. The major culprits(cardiovascular disease, cancers, Infectious diseases)

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Leading Global Health Problems

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  1. Leading Global Health Problems

  2. How do you define the problems • Size, magnitude, Epidemic, pandemic • Severity, (Morbidity/Mortality) • Acute/chronic • Cost/economic terms(QALYS and DALYS)

  3. Global burden of disease • The major culprits(cardiovascular disease, cancers, Infectious diseases) • Changing pattern of disease, shift towards non communicable diseases in both developed and developing countries • Infectious diseases still remain a big problem. AIDS, Malaria, Dengue) • Endemic/Epidemics/Pandemics, EBOLA,SARS

  4. Endemic versus Epidemic

  5. QALY and DALYS • Attempts to give objective quantification of disease burden. • Quality adjusted life year, disability adjusted life year.

  6. Social /Behavior • Smoking, unsafe sex continue to be leading cause of diseases • Good nutrition and exercise can reduce the global burden of obesity significantly. • Obesity is a leading cause of diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

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