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Health Policy 1HEALTH POLICYBy NameCourseInstructorInstitutionLocationDate
Health Policy 2AbstractDevelopment of antibiotic resistance is progressively growing to become a worldwidechallenge ineffective efforts of preventing and treating of diseases causing infections. Theintensity of the consequences of the antibiotic resistance is most frequent in world developingcountries with the excessive and improper use of self-medication of antibiotics forming a majorfactor. In long end, available treatments become less effective and of limited assistance to thepatient as it encourages persistence and spreading of the infection to other healthy people(Murray & Lopez, 2016). With an aim of reducing these impacts, this policy through collaboration with thePakistan government, non-governmental organization and institutions ministry of health and theentire health system needs to jointly come up with long a term solution in managing the highlygrowing development of drug resistance. The strategies to be adopted should be channeledtowards regulating and discouraging the consumption of over the counter drugs which lacksprofessional prescription. This will eventually reduce the accessibility of the citizens particularlythe rural settlement to the mention self-medication (Reich, 2015).
Health Policy 3IntroductionIssue identificationIn a country like Pakistan, with a population capacity of approximately 200 millionpeople with multiple health needs and requirements across the general population.From hyperacute to less acutecategoriesthere are multiple issues which would fit into therequirement ofthis essay. But the issue that forms the main concern the most with me, being a practicingdoctor, is the availability of medication Over the Counter (OTC), especially the OTC Antibiotics(Starfield & Shi, 2012). The OTC antibiotics availability is, in fact, a world phenomenon from developed countries likeUSA/ UK to EU nations, for example, Spain and most of the third world countries like India/Pakistan/ Bangladesh and so forth.For the purpose of this assignment I will focus on Pakistan and the issues around theavailability of antibiotics OTC- having said that I am aware of the necessity of generalpopulation to have access to antibiotics as well, with an underdeveloped health service andinfrastructure especially in villages and small towns, it is arguable that perhaps having access toantibiotics is indeed saving lives, but at the same time it is proven to lead to drug resistancewhich in the case of Asian subcontinent is for a matter of fact, a dangerous reality and theemergence of drug resistant Typhoid strain in last few months is a present proof of this gravedanger (Patrick & Erickson, 2010). Resistance to antimicrobials such as antibiotics has resulted in a hindrance to the successof the previous regimes of providing cure to various infectious diseases. This emergence hasmade the diseases causing this infection incurable do to the world spreading resistance.Research, as witnessed in the global report, has indicated that the antimicrobial resistance is
Health Policy 4increasingly growing and spreading with a capability of affecting anybody regardless of age,gender or the country of origin.in 2015, the world health organization conducted an analysis inconsideration to the countries of the entire world relating to antimicrobial resistance response. Itraised concerns towards the existing gaps possessing challenges originating from the resistancedespite the involvement of various governments in solving or addressing the menace (Walt,2014). This proves the alarming threats that are posed by the highly increasing resistance ofdrugs which is mainly caused by the over the counter drugs. This forms my grounds ofsubjecting this development of antimicrobial resistance into the country’s agenda and advocatingfor concern and priority towards joint involvement in reducing its effects.Actors of the Health PolicyA health policy mainly involves the formulation of decisions, the channel of actions andplans that must be pursued in order to attain a certain specific objective in the healthcare fieldwithin a particular region or society. An elaborate health policy has the capacity of achievingmultiple goals as it encompasses a definition of its vision for future speculation. Besides this, itvividly describes and outlines its major concerns and individual roles of groups and sectors ororganizations and the government and what is expected of them in achieving the stipulated healthpolicy.Health policies exist in several categories examples including public health policy, policyof mental health, health care services policy, the policy of health insurance and thepharmaceutical policies. This essay will categorically discuss the pharmaceutical policy as itprioritizes the effects and modes of control of over the counter drugs and there impacts onresistance (Chen, 2012). The following sectors and organizations are of significance in achieving
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