Conflicted area of Pakistan ethical issues with pictorial view Introduction to ethical issues Most people define Ethics and Morals as the same or use one to define the other. Morals are guidelines for living that come from outside sources, usually religious ones while ethics is a code of conduct from inside yourself. In modern parlance Ethics are usually meant to be related to an activity, often business or politics while morals are how to live the rest of your life. Ethicalissues is anything that you believe or someone might believe is right or wrong. Your morals are ethical issues. Conflicted areas of Pakistan facing ethical issues Conservative societies in FATA, FR some tribal areas/Boarder area Ethical issues in Health Programs/ Diseases 1. Polio eradication/vaccination program 2. Family Planning program 3. Tuberculosis(TB) 4. HIV/AID (1) Polio eradication/vaccination program In recent times, conflict and insecurity have been particularly damaging to polio eradication efforts. Governments and NGOs have been reluctant to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons unless they agreed to polio immunization for their children; this has eventually raised questions and ethical challenges. risk of contracting polio, owing to a variety of reasons including refusals, inaccessibility of certain geographic areas, security concerns, lack of female vaccinators, etc. About Polio Vaccination pictorial view "Seeing is believing About Polio Vaccination pictorial view "Seeing is believing (2) Family planning program with Pictorial View In Pakistan, family planning is an uncomfortable topic fraught with religious overtones. Yet clerics in religiously conservative Pakistan tell the Muslim majority that the Quran instructs women to keep bearing as many babies as possible. The message from the mullahs is that contraception is generally haram, or a sin. According to a new government survey, Pakistan is producing nearly 4 million babies every year, and most are born into poverty. The World Bank says 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 a day. About family planning pictorial view "Seeing is believing
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Pakistan Problem of over population in Pakistan (3) ETHICAL ISSUES IN TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION, TREATMENT & CARE In 2015, over 10.4 million people fell ill and about 1.8 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) including 0.4 million among people with HIV. Major achievements have been made in the fight against TB with 49 million lives saved since 2000. However, TB remains a crucial health threat, in particular to the most vulnerable populations all over the world. Development of, and active transmission of drug-resistant strains of TB (MDR-TB and XDR-TB), add to the challenge as these are especially difficult to detect and treat. ETHICAL ISSUES IN TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION, TREATMENT & CARE
Governments have an ethical responsibility to implement services
based on the End TB Strategy Involuntary isolation should never be a routine component of TB programs People need to be fully informed and counseled about their TB situation Prioritizing of TB research to be conducted in an ethical manner Health care providers have an obligation to support patients to complete therapy and offer all possible treatment options About TB pictorial view "Seeing is believing (4) ETHICAL ISSUES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, TREATMENT & CARE HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome The legal definition of AIDS When a persons T-cell count goes below 200, he/she is considered as having AIDS. ETHICAL ISSUES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, TREATMENT & CARE Disclosure Disability rights Economical resources Employment rights Medication & Treatments Suicide Duty to warn About HIV/AIDS pictorial view "Seeing is believing Thank You