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What is Child Abuse: Any action of commission or omission by individuals, institutions or society as a whole and any condition resulting from such actions or inactions, which deprive children of their equal rights and liberties and/or interfere with their optimal development, constitute by definition abusive or neglectful acts or conditions. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (public law 93 – 247): Defines it (Child abuse) as the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which indicate that child’s health and welfare is harmed or threatened thereby. Child abuse is not a disease but a family dysfunction most of the times due to disturbed relationships, failure on the part of parents, family or society. TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE: Physical abuse Sexual abuse Psychological emotional and verbal abuse Munchausen syndrome by proxy Neglect Ep...

Health care wastes ¨   Health care waste is a term used for all wastes arising from health care establishment. ¨   Studies shows that in Pakistan in large hospitals 0.5-2 kg of waste is generated per bed per day. Out of this 0.1-0.5 kg can be categorized as biomedical risk waste. ¨   Biomedical wastes need clear management if not it may lead to injury by contaminated sharps and infection with hep-B, C and HIV Types of wastes ¨   Hospital wastes can be classified into two main groups. ¨   Risky and non-risky waste Risky.                                   Infectious                       Pathological                 ...

Health System In Pakistan The Delivery of health care is done under four major sectors   1. Public sector   2. Private sector   3. Indigenous health system   4. Voluntary health agencies Public Sector ¨   Starting from lower level these are. •           BHU,RHC,s •           Tehsil headquarter •           District Headquarter •           Tertiary or teaching hospitals •           Some centres functioning are       - leprosy centre       - TB hospital       - maternity homes       - children Hospitals Private Sector: Different private Hospitals like         - RMI in Peshawar      ...

Primary Health Care ¨   It is the essential health care ¨   Based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and a country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-determination. ¨   It is also called Al Mata declaration. Because the declaration came at Al Mata, a city of Kazakhstan,  in 1978  following an international conference. Concepts Of PHC •           PHC is for all, especially for the needy, so regardless of economic status every individuals should have access to good health care •           Service should be acceptable to the community and there must be active enrollment of the community. •        ...

Polio : Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. The strategy to eradicate polio is therefore based on preventing infection by immunizing every child until transmission stops and the world is polio-free. Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis in a matter of hours. Who is at risk? Polio can strike at any age, but it mainly affects children under five years old Transmission: Polio is spread through person-to-person contact. When a child is infected with wild poliovirus, the virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestine. It is then shed into the environment through the faeces where it can spread rapidly through a community, especially in situations of poor hygiene and sanitation. If a sufficient number of children are fully immunized against polio, the virus is unable t...