Abstract
This research paper mainly deals with the villagers’ perception about diseases which are
commonly found in the village. It also contains a discussion on the existing position
regarding mode of treatment in the village. The research was conducted in Village
Zandra, District Ziarat in the province of Baluchistan. An effort has been made to find
out the medical system working in the village which included both beliefs and
perceptions related to health and illness and also the activities which natives have
adopted or developed to maintain and restore their health. Initially the natives were
using traditional and spiritual healing systems, but now, as their economic condition and
literacy rate are improving they are more inclined towards the modern methods of
treatment. During the last 3 decades few changes have been witnessed. Shift from
subsistence to market economy has increased the use of allopathic medicines due to
which the natives have started opting for secondary sources of income. This research
paper would explore the application of world systems analysis to the health care
systems. While discussing the relationship between the developed and underdeveloped
countries on health related issues most of the writers have used the term political
economy of health. This term refers to the analysis of health policy and the
development, health service in a broader macro-economic and political context. This
article will analyze these changes in light of world system theory at micro level. The
data presented in this paper has been collected by using qualitative anthropological
research techniques.
Anwaar Mohyuddin, Waheed Chaudhry, Mamonah Ambreen. (2014) TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTH PERCEPTION AND BIOMEDICAL CARE: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HEALTH AND WORLD SYSTEM THEORY, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 53, Issue 2.
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