There are so many things that could constitute a public health problem. Usually I think of infectious and chronic diseases of the body. What about
- Killing of people for their body parts for muti (whitchcraft)
- The murder of women by their jaded lovers (violence against women)
The above problems involve people dying and their are imbedded in both the ways people contstruct meanings in their lives and the social structures that impinge on their lives, which result in deaths.
What about:
-Doctors who work in the public sector and are underpaid for the work they do: Does this cause a deterioriation the quality of treatment and care? For instance, if doctors that work part time for the government are paid at the same level as full time practioners, how does resentment on the part of full time workers affect the lives of patients?
All of these are public health problems and
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