Deterioration of Public Health in Asia: Key Contributors from Lifestyle Choices to Socio-Economic and Environmental Challenges.

Factors Affecting Public Health in Asia

Abstract

The situation in Asia mirrors many challenges in the health sector that exist in a broader context due to its large size and population. The prominent causes of the deterioration of public health in Asia are malnutrition, inadequate living conditions, weak financial background of the family, different environmental factors, all kinds of pollution, a load of work on a person, accessibility of the services for health care, high birth rate, low facilities, smoking, and many toxic substances. A shortage of the basic requirements of life, such as water, safe food, and clean air, also disturbs public health. The massive rise in population leads to many communicable and non-communicable diseases, and sometimes it results in the death of a person. The combined pressure of all these factors is more vulnerable. It is essential to note that many of these issues are preventable through proper preventive measures. Signs of deterioration of public health are physical fatigue, unusual changes in the behavior of a person with time, elevated aggression, loss of hope, desire to commit suicide, and mental strain. Investment in the health sector is essential and urgent because it is crucial in boosting a country's economy by directly increasing man's working capacity by improving health.