Diseases are prevalent in the society. The reason for this increment in the rate of diseases isn’t because of health standards only but also because of the following problems which are prominent in developing countires.

POVERTY:
Most developing nations find it difficult to invest enough in their health and sanitation sectors. Majority of populous from these countries find it very expensive to undergo preventive, diagnostic or curative procedures. High unemployment rates and large families are added contributors to lack of medical attention.

LACK OF AWARENESS AND EDUCATION:
Low literacy levels in developing countries create limited awareness of the importance of healthy living. People with misbalanced diets are prone to obesity which is one of the major factors of disease, limited knowledge of the importance of stemming disease and unhygienic surroundings and poor sanitary conditions need primary attention as these are breeding grounds for an unhealthy population. Lack of awareness of the dangers of AIDS and hepatitis B lead many to fall prey to practices and activities that propagate these illnesses. Shame and embarrassment may keep patients away from obtaining medical help and as a result infect other healthy people.

INADEQUATE MEDICAL FACILITIES:
Most of the worlds populating still lives in rural areas especially in developing nations, here accessibility to medical aid is extremely limited. Hospitals are far and between, doctor patient’s ratios are unreasonably enormous and diagnostic and specialist equipment is almost nonexistent. Patients may have to travel hundreds of miles for medical attention. Lack of immunization programs further increase the rate of disease among children.

MALNUTRITION:
Areas of the world were food supplies are scarce, people may have access to only one type of nutrition, in most cases carbohydrates in the form of wheat or rice. This gives rise to deficiencies in the body and it may not develop as it should. These bodies are then easily susceptible to disease. Rickets, scurvy and anemia are some of the diseases caused by such deficiencies.

POLLUTION:
Burning of fossil fuels, toxic waste products, radiation and global warming add up to damage the environment. After effects include thinning of ozone layer, rise in world temperatures, smog, brown clouds, acid rain and water pollution, all these in turn give rise to disease. Extensive use of chemicals in form of fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and industrial materials have given rise to 300 new synthetic chemicals that pervade the human body, which never existed 50 years ago. Unavailability of clean drinking water is also a major cause for increase in water borne infectious disease such as hepatitis and typhoid.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS?
An adequate percentage of GDP should be spent on health and sanitation sectors, to provide all citizens with adequate and quality medical assistance. We should raise literacy and awareness levels with both government and private sector assistance. Stress should be on importance of balanced diet, exercise and hygienic living.

Government should provide nationwide immunization programs. It should raise doctor patient ratios and build enough hospitals to suffice for the country’s population. The stress should be on the need for early detection and diagnosis, encouraging people to have regular medical examinations.

Government should check and care all the ways to reduce the pollution and provide their citizens with clean and potable water which will help them to maintain their health which is very necessary for a prosperous country.

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE:
It has been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Medical science has recently discovered and documented many tests, treatments, and behavioral changes that will result in better health and prevention of disease. The criterion for inclusion of a preventive service is its recommendation by a major authority such as a federal health agency or a national professional organization. No one set of guidelines is correct for every patient.