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FGOODHEALTH

Diseases Control

INTRODUCTORY LESSON

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Health is wealth, everyone must contributes in the control of diseases in our environment.

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DISEASES CONTROL

MR. OYELOLA SANYAOLU STEPHENPROJECT FACILITATOR

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CONTROL OF DISEASES IN OUR COMMUNITIES

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INTRODUCTION:•A diseases is an abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts the normal bodily functions that often leads to feeling of pain and weakness, and usually associated with symptoms and signs.

What is a Disease?


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INTRODUCTION:•That is, a diseases is a pathological condition in which the normal functioning of an organism or body is impaired or disrupted resulting in extreme pain, dysfunction, distress, or death.

What is a Disease?


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INTRODUCTION:•Diseases may be pandemic when it spread across a large region or even worldwide. •That is, they are present

in Africa,•Or in Nigeria

What is a Disease?


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Introduction

•Many of theses diseases are killer diseases.•They have killed many people in our communities especially children who are students.•They are still killing and will continue to kill if urgent actions are not immediately taken because they are preventable.•We must therefore fight against these killer diseases and eliminate them from our communities.


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Some examples of the diseases in our communities: •Malaria•Tuberculosis •Poliomyelitis •Cholera•Typhoid fever•Guinea worm•etc


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Effects of these diseases:

•Millions of people are presently infected .

•Millions of people have lost their lives to these preventable diseases, leaving behind anguished loved ones, orphaned children and ravaged communities.


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Effects of Diseases (Cont.)

•Today, the prevalence of these diseases have been reported to be a major public health problem particularly in Africa and other developing countries of the world.


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Health is wealth, help to eradicate diseases from our communities


Diseases reduces: i. The quality of lives of millions of people,


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iv. Use up household resources.

ii. Hinders education,

iii. Cut productivity at work and


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•In addition, the socio-economic development of many countries is being crippled by the burden of these diseases.


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Health is wealth, help to eradicate diseases from our communities.

Concern

•The struggle to control these preventable diseases has become increasingly difficult.


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Concern (Cont.)

•Diseases that seem to be subdued, such as tuberculosis and malaria are fighting back with renewed strength.


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Concern (Cont.)

•Some, such as cholera and yellow fever, are striking in regions once thought safe from them.


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Concern (Cont.)

•This is indeed a formidable health and socio-economic global problem which demand urgent attention.


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Concern (Cont.)

•Other infections are now so resistant to drugs that they are virtually untreatable.


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Health is wealth, help to eradicate endemic diseases from our communities

Concern (Cont.)

These are of growing concern since they have resulted in:•increased health care cost, •morbidity and in •mortality rates.

CONTROL OF ENDEMIC DISEASES IN OUR COMMUNITIES

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Urgent Action

All hands must be on deck in the control of these killer diseases in our communities.


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Contributors in diseases control

The following public health agencies and individual members have made some contributions in the control of these diseases:


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Urgent Action

All hands must be on deck in the control of these killer diseases in our communities

As students, you can also contribute your own quota in the control of these preventable diseases.


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Thank you for your attention.