BURNING ISSUES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BANGLADESH

Bangladesh is a densely populated country. Masses of people in Bangladesh face a perilous situation due to hazardous health conditions in the country. The main source of these conditions is the poverty and backwardness maintained and deepened by capitalist rule. As a result serious health problems became a burden to this country. Major health problems, which became concerning issues for the public health management of this country, are given below-



PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS IN BANGLADESH-

• COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PROBLEM-

Malaria, Filariasis, TB, Leprosy, Diarrhoel Disease, Cholera, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

• NUTRIONAL PROBLEMS-

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), Low Birth Weight, Nutritional Anemia (Iron deficiency), Nutritional Blindness (Xeropthalamia), Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD), Neurolathyrism, Endemic Flurosis.

• ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION PROBLEM-

Lack of safe water supply, Lack of sanitary disposal of refuse, Sewage &
Excreta, Noise & air pollution, Lack of quality good food & consumer
Products.

• MEDICAL CARE PROBLEM-

Inadequate financial resources, health manpower and health infrastructure, uneven distribution of health personnel/doctors, more in urban areas, overcrowding in hospitals due to migration from rural to urban.

• POPULATION PROBLEM-

This is related to all aspects of development especially in Employment,
Education, Environment, Housing, Health care, Sanitation, Family planning.
Population explosion.

• SOCIAL PROBLEMS –

Alcoholism, Drug dependence, Sexually transmitted disease, Prostitution, Dowry system.