Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
  • 2 Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Rachi, Jharkhand, India
  • 3 a) Department of Community Medicine, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia b) Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Izmir University of Economics / Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
  • 5 Tondo Medical Centre, Philippines
J Family Med Prim Care, 2023 Feb;12(2):397-399.
PMID: 37091001 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1218_22

Abstract

"Health for All" will never be attained if sociocultural bias and pervasive hypocrisy are not eliminated. The patient mentioned in this case study had difficulty gaining access to health care for more than two decades. The seizure history was modified due to social pressure. The primary healthcare workers' ability to provide timely access to healthcare regardless of caste, religion, or gender, even in the most remote regions of the country, is of paramount importance. The patient was diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism and treated with calcium and vitamin D in high oral doses. The case also illustrates the significance of medical examination in preventing future difficulties in patients with presenile cataract.

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