The statistics in the World Health report are stark. The continents of North
and South America have just ten per cent of the world's burden of disease but
thirty-seven per cent of the world's health workers, and spend over fifty per
cent of the total global health budget. The continent of Africa has twenty-four
per cent of the world's disease, just three per cent of the world's health
workers and less than one per cent of the budget.
Access to health care is a very unequal business. Of the fifty-seven countries
which lack health workers, thirty-six of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, the
very same countries which are struggling to cope with the AIDS epidemic.
The World Health Organization says the shortages are undermining not just the
battle against deadly diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; they're
affecting childhood vaccination campaigns and basic care for pregnant women.
The reasons for the shortages are many, but money is key. Rich countries need
more doctors and nurses too, and salaries are higher than in Africa. The WHO
says developing countries are suffering a brain drain of health professionals.
The report calls for ethical recruitment policies for migrant health workers
and international investment to help poor countries train more staff because at
the moment the world is short of four-million health workers and one-point-
three-billion people lack even the most basic health care.
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gm napisał:
On World Health Day the World Health Organization has released a report saying
that there is a serious problem in developing countries because there are not
enough health workers, such as doctors and nurses. Many of these professionals
are leaving their countries for better-paying jobs, but this is having a bad
effect on the world's health services. This report from Imogen Foulkes in
Geneva.
> The statistics in the World Health report are stark. The continents of North
> and South America have just ten per cent of the world's burden of disease but
> thirty-seven per cent of the world's health workers, and spend over fifty per
> cent of the total global health budget. The continent of Africa has twenty-
four
>
> per cent of the world's disease, just three per cent of the world's health
> workers and less than one per cent of the budget.
> Access to health care is a very unequal business. Of the fifty-seven
countries
> which lack health workers, thirty-six of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, the
> very same countries which are struggling to cope with the AIDS epidemic.
>
> The World Health Organization says the shortages are undermining not just the
> battle against deadly diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; they're
> affecting childhood vaccination campaigns and basic care for pregnant women.
>
> The reasons for the shortages are many, but money is key. Rich countries need
> more doctors and nurses too, and salaries are higher than in Africa. The WHO
> says developing countries are suffering a brain drain of health
professionals.
>
> The report calls for ethical recruitment policies for migrant health workers
> and international investment to help poor countries train more staff because
at
>
> the moment the world is short of four-million health workers and one-point-
> three-billion people lack even the most basic health care.
>
> dzisiej sie to ukazalo
> czyzby to byl jakis zbieg okolicznosci
The results of their 14-year study showed that between 4 and 25 percent of the population presented cases of the tick fever, with an average rate of incidence of 11 percent per year. Other studies conducted in rural parts of Senegal, Mali and Mauritania confirmed these results.
"It's a significant rate of incidence for a sickness that affects all age groups," said Diatta. "Only malaria and the flu are as frequent, and we estimate that, like other endemic sicknesses, Lyme disease is a serious public health problem."
The propagation of this bacterial infection in West Africa is due in large part to increasingly longer periods of drought. This has caused ticks to spread into areas outside of the Sahel region and into rural zones that receive less than 750 mm of rain per year.
In Senegal, ticks are present in two-thirds of the country, reaching as far south as the border with The Gambia.
A forgotten killer
Believing Lyme disease was eradicated in the 1950s, it quickly fell off the radar of health professionals and out of the public consciousness, making it virtually unknown to local populations today, explained Diatta.
The inhabitants of Sindia undoubtedly suffer from this lack of information.
"I'd never heard of this sickness," said Hassan Ndione, a local villager, who expressed concern when told about Lyme disease. "I have rats and mice in my house, so I would imagine that there are ticks that could be biting us."
According to Diatta, there is no viable way to eliminate the ticks without also destroying the rodent population, which would create an imbalance in the region's ecosystem. He feels that the only way to contain the spread of the disease is to inform healthcare workers and the public about its existence and symptoms.
"What is essential is that health officials are vigilant about diagnosis and treatment. And to achieve that, universities and medical schools need to teach students about Lyme disease, to make them understand that when a high fever presents itself for more than three days, it is not malaria, but Lyme disease," said Diatta.
"Recurrent malarias are often attributed to a resistance to anti-malarial medications, whereas these are cases of Lyme disease that can be easily treated with antibiotics costing no more than 2000 CFA (US $4)," he said.
As for research, he said more needs to be done as Lyme disease in West Africa is fatal and its real incidence remains unknown. Until then, Diatta and his fellow researchers at IRD say they continue their work with the hope that government officials and international organisations will take note and mobilise aid to help deal with this public health problem.
orka napisała:
> Hej Chrupo,
> Dzięki za odzew. Spieszę, zeby wyjasnić, że Home exchange, to taki sposób na
> tańsze długie wakacje. Polega na zamianie domów ( mieszkań) z kims z zupełnie
> innej części świata. Oni przyjeżdzają do Polski- mieszkają w Twoim domku,
spią
> w Twoim łózku, karmią Twojego kotka i jeżdża twoim fiacikiem. Ty jedziesz do
> ich domu, mieszkasz w ich domu, jeżdzisz ich toyotką, karmisz ich rybki i
> żyjesz "as a local" z dala od wrzasku turystycznego. Jak się domyślasz koszty
> są bardzo niskie ( nie płąci się nic za noclegi, auto itp) jedzenie w
> wiekszości miejsc jest porównywalne cenowo z Polską, więc koszt jest
niewielki.
>
> Byłam na takich wymianach w mnóstwie miejsc- USA, AU, NZ, Malaysia, no i
prawie
>
> w całej Europie. bardzo to lubie. Teraz wybieram się do Plettenberg Bay w
RPA.
> Krótki pobyt JNB w celu wymiany kluczy do domów i samochodów. Potem w trasę
aż
> do Plett.
> Chciałabym wiedziec jeszcze następujące rzeczy w sprawie SA:
> 1. malaria, co brałeś?
> 2. loty krajowe, masz jakieś typy?
> 3. Namibia, warto wpaśc, czy zawracanie głowy
> 4. cash - dolce, czy lepiej bankomat, wymiana od razu na lotnisku, czy póżniej
> 5. Które parki polecasz?
> Pozdr
Hej orka
cała masa pytan
1.Zobacz moja wypowiedz z tematu Birma . Tak bralem ale na miejscu aptekarz cos
mi dal odpowiedniego do rejony gdzie bedziesz. Z tego co pamietam to w RPA nie
ma duzo takich rejonow, wiec nie wiem do konca czy naprawde warto to swiństwo
brać . Ja to brałem tylko za pierwszym pobytem. Niszczy watrobe i mozesz miec
dziwne zachowania u mnie nastapily dziwne napady strachu. To nie kawal ludzie
naprawde dziwnie potafia reagowac na te leki. Jescze jedno POD RZADNYM POZOREM
NIE MOZESZ ZAJSC W CIAZE PRZEZ PRZYNAJMNIEJ POL ROKU!!!!! to sa bardzo
mutogenne srodki.
2.South Africa - jak w europie tylko lepiej, dobre samoloty mila obsluga ,
zrzeszeni w Star aliansie. Lepszy service niz w POlsce, np odnosnie dbałości o
twój bagaż.Nie polecam Zimbabwe Air chyba ze lubisz silne wrazenia.
3.Namibia WARTO to za mało mnie podobala sie tak bardzo ze wlasnie tam wrocilem
po raz drugi. Krajopbrazy pustynne ale sie nie nudza bardzo bezpiecznie (
narazie )Masa atrakcji. Jasli pytasz co wole RPA czy NAMIBIE to bez wachania
wybieram to drugie. Jesli sie zdecydujesz tam jechac (musisz koniecznie)to
napisz jak to planujesz dam ci pare rad.
4.Wszedzie sa kantory (przynajmniej w Capetown) w Joburgu lepiej nie pokazuj
kasy na ulicy, i nie staraj sie spacerowac , raczej poruszamy sie samochodem.
Mozesz cos wymienic na lotnisku aby miec na poczatek ale nie ma cisnienia bo
potem tez nie bedzie z tym problemu, te kantory troche wygladaja jak bastiony
obronne ale po pewnym czasie przyzwyczaisz sie do drutow kolczastych:-)
5.Ciezkie pytanie . Ja niestety parkami sie nie zachwycilem. Pewnie dlatego ze
kocham Afryke i juz duzo przedtem widzialem. Jedno co trzeba im przyznac to
ogromna ilość zwierzat, naprawde wypasionych. Niestety mnie one przypominaly
zoo-safari. Ale napewno mozna zobaczyc Krugera i Kalahari. Jest tez masa parkow
prywatnych ale to juz zupelnie przypomina zoo (i chyba tym jest). Znajdziesz
mase firm ktore za niewielkie pieniadze organizuja wyjazdy do wszelkich
atrakcji.Tam przemysl turystyczny jest maksymalnie skuteczny i dziala
znakomicie.Imprezy tez sa na karzda kieszen lecz te najtansze tez reprezentuja
wysoki poziom.
Mysle ze fajniejsze parki sa w Namibii.
jak bedziesz miala czas to mozesz na koniec pobytu pojechac na tzw overland
tour tzn wyprawa ciezarowka przez afryke.
Pozdrawiam
Ps Jak bedziesz miec jakies pytania to wal.
Ps2 masz jakas stronke o tym programie home exchange?
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