Case Report
Year: 2022 | Month: January-March | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 46-48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220109
Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) in a Child Depicting Health Inequity (HI) in Kashmir
Zahoor Hussain Daraz1, Berkheez Shabir2, Rehana Afshan3, Irfan Ahmad Daraz4, Durri Shahwar5, Wasim Afzal6, Burhan Afzal7
1Senior Resident, Dept. of Paediatrics, Govt. Medical College Doda, J&K, India & Ex –Consultant, Paediatrics, Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives
2Senior Resident, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Govt. Medical College Doda, J&K, India & Ex –Consultant, Obs-Gyne, Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives,
3Consultant Radiologist, Noora Hospital, Srinagar, J&K, India
4Masters of Veterinary Sciences, Dairy Management & Nutrition Consultant, J&K, India
5Assistant Professor of Physics, Vishwa Bharti, Women College, Rainawari, Srinagar, J&K, India
6Masters of Sericulture, Dept. of Education, Govt. of J&K, India
7M. Tech., Dept. of Civil Engineering, J&K, India.
Corresponding Author: Zahoor Hussain Daraz
ABSTRACT
WHO defines health inequities as avoidable inequalities between groups of people within countries and between the countries: Similarly, various global health agencies have provided an extract where Inequity and inequality is clearly defined. These two terms are confusing at times however they are not interchangeable. Health inequity is a situation where differences can be avoided but due to mass corruption, poor governance and in some instances cultural compulsion and exclusion leads to inequity. Health inequity is socially produced therefore it is unfair and avoidable. Example of health inequity between countries are, the infant mortality rate in Iceland is 2 per 1000 live births while it is 120 per 1000 live births in Mozambique.
On the other hand health inequality is an unavoidable condition that results due to uneven distribution of health or resources or biological variations of genetic or other factors e.g. Elderly people, who are more likely to die than young adults and children. This case report of a child with PEM is aimed to highlight the issue of health inequity in a Paediatric age group in Kashmir, India.
Keywords: PEM (Protein Energy Malnutrition), WHO (World Health Organization), PMJAY (Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana).