Fundamentals of Preventive Medicine (5th Edition)

Description

This book covers all the important problems of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine with an emphasis on the local health issues. The chapters provide not only basic information regarding the problem in question but also suggest the measures to prevent and control the health issues. The preventive measures and solutions the book presents, provide guidance for the students and also for possible action on the local, national and international levels. The book is easy, simple, and pleasurable to read. The contents have been divided and sub-divided for convenience of the reader. This book is indeed a very useful up to date companion for all under-graduate, post-graduate, as well as Public Health Professionals and Teachers.

Author Biography

Dr Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh did his MBBS from Chandka Medical College, Larkana. His other qualifications include: MA (Economics) from SAL University; Master of Science in Public Health from Health Services Academy/ Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad; Diploma in Project Management from MIIM, Islamabad; Master of Bio-Ethics from Aga Khan University, Karachi; and Graduate Corticated from Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, USA. Dr. Shaikh is working as the Professor of Community Medicine/ Public Health at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. He is associated with academic profession since 1995. He has vast experience in teaching, training and research. He has been Master Trainer at various Undergraduate and Post Graduate Institutes and also worked as supervisor / guide for deferent degree programs. He also has accomplished many projects with National and International Organizations. He has to his credit dozens of research papers published in Local and International Journals, and presented in National and International Conferences.