Health Issues of the Internally Displaced Persons at Bannu

Objective: Disease prevalence and health issues of IDP s Study Design: A cross sectional study.Place and Duration: A medical camp was held from July 1st 2014 to July 31st 2014 at Banuu byPIMS, Islamabad for the evaluation and recognition of health needs of IDPs. Materials and Methods: All the patients reporting to the Medical Camp were checked, diagnosed and treated .A record of all the details was made on already predesigned Performa. Results:: The major causes for seeking health care by displaced people include acute respiratory infections 1339 cases (19.9 per cent), acute diarrhea 1991 cases (29.6 per cent), pyrexia of unknown origin 979 cases (14.5 per cent), skin diseases 286 cases (4.25 per cent) and suspected malaria 455 cases (6.76 per cent).There were 1677 cases of pregnancy related issues(24.9%). Conclusion: For better health care facilities and for rapid detection of cases of epidemic-prone diseases, a surveillance/early warning system should be quickly established covering priority diseases like acute gastroenteritis, malaria, dengue, CCHF, scabies, viral hepatitis (A E), measles, tetanus, meningitis. A proper plan should be devised for health provision to the IDPs.