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Hi I'm Brendan Lee
My name is Dayan Ahmed
We are the leaders of a Task Force from the Ministry of Health
Our objective today is to raise awareness and funds for the major health problems in Pakistan
Having lived there , I have seen the three major health problems first hand which are
Cardiovasucluar disease , lower respitaory infections and Pre Term Birth Complications




The first major health problem we will speaking on is Pre-Term Births Complications.
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This is an immediate concern in Pakistan, as neonatal conditions accounts for 15% of the entire population. When examining the effects on children under the age of 5 the percentage greatly increases to 50%.

Pakistan has the 4th highest number of preterm births per year at 748, thousand 100


Our belief is with proper maternal care, a majority of preterm birth complications could be avoided.

Vouchers for food and nutrient supplements will be provided to women who test positive for pregnancy.

With Pre-Term births not being completely avoidable, we must keep the pre-term babies in a different section with special care like warmer conditions.



Lower Respiratory Infection is another major health problem in the heart of Pakistan take a first bite out of this.

Though Lower Respiratory Infection have a lower mortality rate than other diseases, we believe it is a major issue because it affects the breathing in its victims (mostly children).


Our plan is catered more toward preventing and treating LRTIs in children, as most of the burden of disease and mortality from LRTIs is seen in children.

We believe the best plan of action is to educate individuals on the symptoms and preventative measures against LRT.

Handing out Haemophilus influenzae vaccination will also help Pakistan , only $22/Daly


Our biggest and main health problem is Cardiovascular Disease.

Cardiovascular Disease or CVD alone counts for over 12% of the total DALYs in Pakistan.

CVD can be attributed to unhealthy lifestyle, and due to the poor conditions in Pakistan, residents lack the essential nutrients and physical exercise.

CVD can also be cause by genetics and heritability

Our action plan for Cardiovascular Disease will be education on the importance in a healthier dietary choices.

We plan to put citizen on the Dash Diet Plan (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension).
Overweight individuals following the DASH diet alone with no additional weight management experienced reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure by an average of 11.2mmHg and 7.5mmHg, respectively

Dietary can't fix all of Pakistan's CVD problems, we also plan to target smoking.

Smokers are “almost twice as likely to have a heart attack compared with people who have never smoked” according to British Heart Foundation

We plan to put in Smoke Free Area Regulation and programs where smokers can go to rehabilitate.


In conclusion , we have determined that Cardiovascular Disease , Preterm Birth Complications and Lower Respiratory Infection are the three major health issues in Pakistan.

Our action plan have a common theme within all three major health issue, that is we need to educate the people of Pakistan.

Education is essential and beneficial because it makes people more aware, it can also be passed on to the next generation. Education will be the most important factor to lowering the mortality rate.

With the funding from the Ministry of Health we believe we have the action plan to create solution to these problems.

Thank you for listening to our presentation and we hope to hear from you soon.