Wealth Status and Child Health in developing countries

Health.

1. GROUP # 1 DR. PARAS DR. AYESHA Gul DR. Muhammad UMAIR IQRA DR. MONIKA MAHESHWARI Wealth Status and Child Health

2. Introduction Healthcare has evolved into a commodity on the Global Scale (from Pure SERVICE to a BUSINESS) Health services with advent of new technology invariably requires financial resources Generation of income and financial stability holds its own complexities ~ So some are rich others poor So; does the socioeconomic status affects health ~ does the parental SE status affects child health?

3. Global Situation Children are the future of Nations ~ their health and development is necessary for nation's progress So the nations should prioritize the health of their child population however; National and International Child Health Indicators raise questions about it Globally, around 5.2 million children succumbed to mortality before reaching the age of five in 2019 Developing countries child mortality rates 18 times higher than developed ones World Health Organization.

4. Wealth affection Children Health

5. EMRO statistics Children under the age of 5 constitute 12% of the EMRO region's population Between 1990 and 2020, under-5 mortality was reduced by 58% from 102 deaths/ 1000 LBs to 45/1000 LB Huge disparities in under-5 mortality between countries and within countries The Sustainable Development Goals have set targets for countries to reduce under-5 mortality to 25 per 1000 live births or less by 2030 -WHO; 2023

6. Pakistan : Child Health Glimpse

7. Pakistan : Child Health vs Wealth NMR 46/1000 LB IMR 56/1000 LB U5MR 81/ 1000 LB An excess of 25 neonatal, 34 infant and 41 under-five deaths per 1000 live births in the poorest quintile of wealth index compared with the richest (A.Y. Alam , 2010; (P < 0.0001) Children in the richest quintile have an 18% polio 0 vaccination, 19% DPT3 vaccination, 21% HBV3 vaccination and 18% measles vaccination rates higher than the poorest quintile of wealth index (A.Y. Alam , 2010; (P < 0.0001) Thus; well-being and survival of children are closely intertwined with the financial circumstances of their parents

8. Pakistan : Child Health vs Wealth

9. Mortality and stunting rate in Pakistani Children

10. Association of Diarrhea with Wealth Index

11. Wealth affection Children Health

12. So; Do you agree now; that the child’s health is affected by Parents’ wealth