Assignments for 3rd Semester MPH

Assignments
MPH 3rd Semester
Abasyn University

Subject: Primary Health Care

Assignment 1

Q.No1: What is the structure of Primary Health Care in Pakistan at the District Level.
Q.No2: Discuss the salient features of President’s Primary Health Care Initiative. What is the historical antecedent of this program, and how will it be implemented in NWFP.
Q.No3: Discuss the eight classical components of Primary Health Care. What are the extended elements of PHC for the new millennium.
Q.No4: In a tabular form write down the statistics of PHC infrastructure in NWFP.
Q.No5: Discuss in detail, the salient features of causes of failure of Primary Health Care in Pakistan.
Q.No6: Discuss three main Policy, Regulatory and Organizational constructs for improving Primary Health Care in Pakistan

Assignment 2

Q.No1: what are the Human resources problem in management of Primary Health Care in NWFP. Discuss with examples.
Q.No2: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of selective Primary Health Care. Has this or can this be implemented in Pakistan with good results. Yes or No. Illustrate your answer with examples.
Q.No3: it is a common perception that quality of PHC services in Pakistan are sub standard. Recommend in detail, some measures to bring in quality to the services offered under the umbrella of PHC.
Q.No4: Discuss the pros and cons of community involvement in PHC decision making in a place like NWFP. How can you overcome such difficulties associated with involvement of community at grass root decision making in PHC.
Q.No5: Drugs have been the cornerstone in quality assessment of PHC by the community. Discuss the basics of drug management at the level of a Basic Health Unit.
Q.No6: Discuss how can Public Private Partnerships improve outcomes in PHC. What should be the framework of such partnerships.

Subject: Maternal and Child health

Assignment 1

Q.No1: Pakistan has the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio in the region despite some advances in Maternal and Child Health Services. Discuss the reasons for this paradox.
Q.No2: Despite being an agrarian economy with no shortage of food as compared to Sub Saharan Africa, still, the burden of child malnutrition is higher in Pakistan as compared to any country of Sub Saharan Africa. Discuss in detail the reasons for this enigma.
Q.No3: Discuss the salient features of Saving Newborns Lives initiative of Save the Children (US) in Pakistan.
Q.No4: Discuss the community perspectives which have contributed to failure of Family Planning Services in Pakistan. Discuss some policy imperatives to overcome this issue.
Q.No5: Discuss the flaws in the management of EPI Program in Pakistan.
Q.No6: Constructively criticize the micronutrient support initiative of the Ministry of Health. What are the pros and cons of the way the program is currently being managed.

Assignment2

Q.No1: Despite being offered free of cost, the uptake of immunization is quite low in Pakistan standing at an average of 55%. Discuss the economics of this failure.
Q.No2: Discuss the health consequences of a community which has a prevalence of anemia at 60% in their children. If you are assigned a task to investigate into the matter, how would you proceed. Discuss in a step wise manner.
Q.No3: What is the spectrum of neonatal problems in Pakistan and how is it different from that of USA. What are the reasons for these differences on both sides.
Q.No4: Discuss the thorny issues related with implementation of the National Program for Family Planning and PHC.
Q.No6: Discuss how can the local governments be involved for improvement of Maternal and Child Health in Pakistan.


Subject: Non-Communicable Diseases

Assignment1

Q.No1: Why is Asthma on the rise globally. What can be the best plan for tertiary prevention of Asthma
Q.No2: Global Burden of Diseases Study by World Bank in 1993 has projected Cardiovascular Diseases to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality by year 2020. What public health initiatives can be taken at the policy level to cope with this emerging threat.
Q.No3: Prepare a draft document recommending some Cancer control activities in the society.
Q.No4: Violent and Accidental Deaths are the major cause of mortality in the young adults. Recommend some practical recommendations to minimize this menace.
Q.No5: Why has the Pakistani Nation started growing obese year by year. What problems do you foresee with such a trend in the nation.
Q.No6: Is Diabetes a new global pandemic? What is the Diabetes prevalence in Pakistan according to different ethnic factions and explain the reasons for the differences if any.


Subject: Environmental, Occupational and International Health

Assignment1

Q.No1: What are the health effects of Earthquakes? What are the salient features of a Disaster mitigation plan?
Q.No2: Describe some traditional methods used for international control of a disease. What are their advantages and disadvantages
Q.No3: What is Bioterrorism? Discuss what elements can be used for Bioterrorism. Illustrate your answer with help of examples.
Q.No4: How is occupation related to health and vice versa? Discuss the hazards related with steel foundry industry. What practical recommendations would you give to workers working in a Steel Foundry?
Q.No5: Discuss a Plan of your Airport Health Program, if you are made incharge of Health at an international airport in Pakistan.
Q.No6: What are major health hazards associated with Environmental degradation. How can the recycling industry help the Health Department in coping with this problem.

Health Policy

Assignment

Q.No1: How do we carry out stakeholder analysis in Policy Analysis.

Q.No2: What is the Pakistan Gateway Health Policy Paper. Discuss the history of the Pakistan Public Health Policy Forum.

Q.No3: What is incrementalist model of Policy Making. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this model with some examples you are familiar with.

Q.No4: Discuss the main setbacks with Health Policy Planning in Pakistan.

Q.No5: Give some recommendations to improve Health Policy Making in Pakistan.

Q.No6: What is the role of think tanks in Policy Making. How to do you think that Health think Tanks like Kaiser Foundation shape the American Health Policy.