Lifestyle Health Issues in Papua New Guinea

Introduction.

Papua New Guinea land of Paradise sinking at the fastest rate at the cost of Lifestyle Diseases.

The lifestyle Diseases and tuberculosis which is powered by HIV infection are rising shoulder to shoulder, but Lifestyle Diseases is taking over the lead.

Lifestyle is the fastest-growing public health concern.

Lack of Health Education on Lifestyle Diseases is propelling the increase of preventable diseases and killing lives. 

Many people including the educated people have little or no knowledge or awareness of the choices of daily food.

If those in the Urban areas are 

becoming the victim of Lifestyle Diseases because they eat processed foods.

In daily newspaper articles, there is always an official announcement of someone passing on or seeking financial assistance for overseas specialised medical treatment.

Common Lifestyle Diseases in Papua New Guinea.

Many people are dying from Diabetes or crippled. Why? Because the consumption of sugar base food is very high in Papua New Guinea.

For example, one person can drink 2-5 cans of Coke or Pepsi per day. On their breakfast, white bread or scone, a cup of coffee with 2-6 teaspoons of sugar, or white rice and dinner, white rice, coffee with sugar, or even coke. This continues for a day in, day out, week in, week out and year in, year out.

Papua New Guinea has an uneducated population of alcohol culture. Starting with six bottles of beer is more beer coming its way, till the last penny dries out increases that affects weight and sugar level.

Another major Lifestyle Disease is heart Disease that includes stroke, accumulation of cholesterol in the circulation System, Heart attack.

Health issues develop from three backgrounds; a first family history which can be quickly aggravated by the Lifestyle situation, secondly, the way one lives their daily life- the choice of foods and thirdly, external socioeconomic pressure.

The National Department of Health is yet to rise from its foot to conduct a nationwide lifestyle health program to save the lives of people.

Many highly skilled workforce such as Lawyers, judges, accountants, businessmen (etc) is rapidly becoming the victims of preventable diseases.

Socioeconomic impact of Lifestyle Disease.

A new social trend spiral from the deaths of lifestyle diseases is the shifting of blame to sorcery, which is causing unnecessary social stress.

The immediate family members, especially the children are the biggest loser in the name of Lifestyle Diseases.

Papua New Guinea population needs a new shift of mindset of health concerns by attending to monthly health checks and living a health concerns lifestyle.