A step towards sustainable development Evidence based public health though not a very recent concept but has gained immense popularity since a decade or two. It primarily relies on scientific evidence and principles of scientific reasoning to make decisions on public health programs and policies. Evidence based public health has a strong foothold in developing the national health system as […]

What is Public Health System? The WHO (World Health Organisation) defines the Public Health System as the art andscience of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organizedefforts of society (Acheson, 1988). But do we really understand the true meaning of Public Health System inpractical scenario? The public health and other healthcare sectors have been ignored immensely bythe […]

Mental Health: A Social Taboo Mental health in general is a taboo subject worldwide. Developed nations have just recently started recognizing mental-health as a problem and started with both awareness campaigns as well services to be able to curb these issues. Developing nations are still struggling to recognize these issues and take immediate action. Depression and other mental, neurological disorders […]

Individuals with basic knowledge, skills and training in public health are capable of acquiring highly paid jobs in government or non government, community based organizations or agencies and academic or research institutes in Nigeria. Public health professionals Career in public health involves highest paying jobs wherein the experts face a lot of risks and are rewarded with a handsome paycheck. […]

Public health is a fast growing field of health sciences that promotes healthy lifestyles, research on intervention for prevention of disease and injury, detection and prevention of the spread of infectious disease, protection and improvement of public health. The need to improve the health of the most vulnerable and worlds poorest Malawi population by bridging the gap between public health […]

Ghana Health Services, Ministry of Health and its partners by implementation of developed plans and monitoring of healthcare programmes and services are committed to provide quality and affordable healthcare services to the people of Ghana. Functions and Objectives of Public Health Services Public health services in Ghana ensure development of sustainable strategic plans and comprehensive public health policies; programmes and […]

The comprehensive Health system is rapidly changing in Somalia to meet the requirements as well as face challenges of changing demographics, disease patterns, emerging diseases and unaffordable healthcare delivery. A number of issues related to governance in health, impacts of reforms, financing of health care, an imbalance in utilisation of human resources, inaccessible quality health services affect overall health system. […]

Healthcare system primarily has a need for health promotion and disease prevention which can only be achieved via information as promoting health by increasing the awareness has resulted in comparative reduction of age of mortality however the scope for further exploration is like studying the tip of the iceberg for now. This is where individuals with knowledge and technical skills […]

The rapidly growing burden of different diseases, healthcare deficiencies, economical and political challenges demand changes in complex public health system in Democratic Republic of Congo. Inadequate infrastructure and staffing are emphasized as the main challenge that prevents successful integration of treatment and prevention services in resource-constrained Republic of Congo. Public health in Democratic Republic of Congo Struggle for medical needs […]