Global Health Challenge - Assignment

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GLOBAL HEALTH
CHALLENGE
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FEBRUARY 24, 2020
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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Diabetes................................................................................................................ 2
Initiatives to address diabetes...................................................................................... 3
Relevant policies and public health practices...................................................................4
Collaborative and partnership...................................................................................... 7
Relevant health data.................................................................................................. 9
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 11
References.............................................................................................................. 12

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Introduction
Diabetes also called diabetes mellitus is the metabolic health issue in which the blood
pressures upsurges. The hormone named insulin to transport the sugar molecules from the
bloodstream to the cells of the body to be stored or used for energy production. When an
individual experiences diabetes the body either does not make sufficient insulin or cannot
efficiently use this hormone. Untreated increased blood sugar in diabetes can impair other
body parts like nerves, eyes, kidneys, etc. (Holt et al., 2017) diabetes is categorized in four
different types: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes.
Symptoms associated with diabetes include increased hunger, weight loss, frequent urination,
blurry vision, extreme fatigue, reduced sex drive, erectile dysfunction, UTI, itchy skin, and
yeast infections. The common causes of diabetes are impairment of the immune system,
destruction of insulin-producing beta cells present in the pancreas. The risk factor of this
health issue includes being overweight, physical inactivity, family history, and certain
medication. this particular health issue is not limited to a particular city or nation, it has
become a worldwide health challenge nowadays (American Diabetes Association, 2017).
This particular essay will discuss the health issue, initiatives to address the problem, relevant
policies and contemporary public health practice, collaborative and partnership approaches,
and relevant health data.
Diabetes
Diabetes is the main public health issue globally. Present worldwide estimates show that this
health condition affects around 415 million individuals and is going to affect around 642
million by 2040. By 2025 around 380 million people will be diagnosed with diabetes the
increased incidences of this issue are equal to the obesity pandemic outbreak in both
developing and industrialized nations (Forouhi and Wareham, 2019). A report published in
The Lancet (2008) stated that particularly in 2005 around 4000 million adult individuals were

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obese, and it is projected that this figure will be doubled by 2015. Diabetes is recognized as
one of the top 10 leading causes of death worldwide. It has been reported that these particular
health issues are responsible for around 4 million deaths.
Particularly in India, more than 30 million individuals are now diagnosed with this diabetes.
In rural areas, the occurrence of this condition is projected to be 9 %. The figures showed that
India has the highest number of patients with diabetes compared to any other country. The
prevalence of this health issue in India has remained at 11.8 per cent in the previous 4 years
(Dutta and Ghosh, 2019). India presently has 49 percent of the world's burden, with the
estimated 72 million patients in 2017, and the figure is projected to be increased by 50 per
cent in 2025. This shows a severe public health problem to a nation experiencing a future of
high population growth (Anjana et al., 2017). The occurrence of this health issue increases
with age, the survey conducted to identify the age factor, identified that people aged between
70 and 79 have highest at 13.2 per cent. Almost 12 per cent of the Indian population aged
more than 50 experienced diabetes issues (Akhtar and Dhillon, 2017).
Initiatives to address diabetes
Different initiatives have been reported to address diabetes. One of them is The Indian task
force on diabetes care which has formed by the team of physicians with the predominant
interest in this global health issue. it has a global advisory board including eminent associates
of the international diabetes federation and WHO (Borhade et al., 2016). The main aim of this
initiative is to set up an overall infrastructure that includes attention to reducing occurrence in
addition to making care for diabetic patients obtainable, accessible, and affordable. However,
this initiative was not that effective as the number of diabetes cases still increasing in
different parts of the nation. One of the main problems of this initiative is that most of the
individuals with diabetes do not have proper information about the program. The awareness
programs were not conducted in rural areas which reduced its impacts (Kumar et al., 2013).