When turning on the television to the news station, reporters talk about an outbreak somewhere in the world, commonly in the impoverished countries of Africa. Photos and videos of sick beings with their children watching them from a distance fill the screen. Families weep as they watch their sick loved one become a number on a list of people who have contracted that disease. I think we can all agree that seeing our news stations filled with explicit photos and videos of sick human beings does not satisfy anyone, but rather gives us an unsettling feeling. If someone has a productive solution that will stop the transmission of these deadly diseases among Africans, the proposal should be made. Not only should this idea resolve the …show more content…
I propose to eliminate this problem entirely, and not only for the humans living in Sub-Saharan Africa and other disease ridden countries in Africa, I propose to eliminate this problem from spreading to other countries nearby as well. Not only will my proposal eliminate the diseased in large areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa, it will also decrease the hungry people throughout the world. No one will have to worry about the young becoming ill due to dangerous diseases and healthier countries outside of disease stricken areas in Africa will be able to focus on their own, fewer diseased people. After eliminating the problems in Africa, countries should only focus on their own people, and the spread of the diseases will decrease with less people to treat. With modern vaccinations here in the United States and in many other modernized countries, population-threatening diseases are less likely to spread and wipe out the world. With limited or no access to these vaccines, countries, like the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and others nearby, diseases (especially new diseases or old, forgotten diseases that don’t have a vaccine or cure) are more likely to spread with their lack of personal hygiene and clean water. Sending out medical professionals or volunteers from other countries increases risk of infecting the helpers and spreading the
We live in a country where all children go to school to gain an education and 25% of them will go onto receive some type of college degree. Compare this to low-income countries, in which children are 16 times as likely to die prior to their fifth birthday (Nickitas, Middaugh & Aries, 2016). Beyond the lens of our smartphones, Facebook friends and Nike sneakers is a world full of desperate people wishing to have enough food to eat for today. Many parts of the world lack sanitation, safe housing, sparse medical care and no medication. The global health issue are everyone’s problems not only for the sake of altruism but, with the increase in global travel for routine business and pleasure, dangerous pathogen are no longer confine by boarders. The Ebola outbreak four years ago, proved the necessity of a global solution to global health issues. The collaborative practice of several world health agencies and economically developed countries along with the use of volunteers, statistical updates, the latest literature and practices kept this outbreak mostly contained to its region of origin and the death toll to approximately 11,000 people (mainly in West Africa) (WHO,
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Many Americans embraced a new conservatism in social, economic and political life during the 1980s, characterized by the policies of President Ronald Reagan who took office in 1981. Often remembered for its materialism and consumerism, the decade also saw the rise of the “yuppie,” an explosion of blockbuster movies and the emergence of cable networks like MTV, which introduced the music video and launched the careers of many iconic artists, this lead to a rise in drug abuse, crime aggravated by illegal drugs while overcrowding America 's prisons and the pandemic of HIV/AIDS bowled its way into the American mainstream. During this time Reagan would also implement policies to reduce the federal government’s reach into the daily lives and pocketbooks of Americans, including tax cuts intended to spur growth (known as Reaganomics). He also advocated for increases in military spending, reductions in certain social programs and measures to deregulate business. There were several controversial federal policies such as the Affirmative Action Policy some called it "reverse discrimination", sought to inject racial and gender equality into many aspects of American life, especially college enrollment and workplace hiring practices.
What was usually a disease contained in regions of sub-Saharan Africa became a global worry. Although the outbreak started in Guinea, it quickly spread to two neighboring countries. From these three countries, cases were then transmitted to the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom. No vaccine was available to stop the spread of Ebola. This deadly disease went from being a problem in only a small region of the world to being seen in three noncontiguous countries, which could have sowed the seeds of a pandemic had the cases not been contained. As a global community, we gain from our interactions with all citizens, but we must also be aware that we can also suffer from diseases that we think of as only affecting the “others.” If we do not help those “others,” we may become part of
“In 2011 alone, 1.5 million children died [worldwide] from diseases preventable by currently recommended vaccines” (“Immunization” 2). The magnitude of this tragedy is in part caused by the fact that some of those children simply weren’t reached by organizations like UNICEF, which aim to vaccinate children (“Immunization” 2). However, there are other reasons for the recent deaths and epidemics—such as the whooping cough epidemic of 2012, with 48,000 cases nationally in the United States—involving vaccine preventable diseases (McClay 1).
In both Ebola Outbreak by Dabbous and A mask on the Face of Death by Seltzer they discuss the social and political problems contributing to the spread of Ebola and HIV/AIDS. These Epidemics continue to spread thought out the world to millions of people. The main areas that these diseases began to spread began in very poverty stricken countries. Not only did poverty play a role in the spread but both Dabbous and Seltzer pointed out the lack of education in the area which leads people to easily be manipulated by stories about the diseases. The cultural practices in these areas contribute majorly to the spread of the Ebola and the AIDS virus. These viruses continue to spread to other parts of the world and is hard to contain to a specific location.
There will be less money to pay for their health.” Ebola was in Africa and the
The residents of Africa are suffering from preventable, treatable, and fatal diseases everyday at a higher rate compared to developed countries. The healthcare crisis in Africa is the primary cause of all these deaths, and includes inefficient healthcare systems. Consequently, African's inefficient healthcare systems results in poor delivery of care and a shortage of health professionals. The healthcare crisis in Africa is a current issue impacting the lives of many African's who don't have the same access to resources as developed countries such as the United States. These resources can save the lives of many African's dying of preventable and curable disease, and understanding why the African continent has little access to them
Vaccinations help keep the risk of illness down in many ways. For example, when children attend school, they are required to have certain shots before entering. If every child is vaccinated properly, the rate of sick children will decrease. Many people travel a lot. Research shows that we shouldn’t be vaccinated against diseases that aren’t in our country. However, they are wrong because if people are traveling with their children to another country, they are more than likely to bring a disease back home. If we are already vaccinated prior to the incident, it will help reduce the chances of other children becoming ill. If we can help keep our children safe, we should do so by any means necessary.
peace. It just goes to show that when in times of crisis, people are willing to work towards the greater good. By leading by example, we can show other tense countries that we can all work together to better humanity. Perhaps, by even demonstrating this it could cause a global peace, even if only temporary. All we need is a little compassion for each other to help move things along. Even though it’s not an ideal situation, these diseases actually bring people together. Maybe this can be the bridge between our
Let me explain the situation here in Austin. About nine months ago I was watching television and saw a report out of western Africa of an outbreak. A particularly nasty virus was sweeping across the continent. And like the rest of the world I thanked god I didn’t live in western Africa. Mainly because it seems all nasty viruses get their start in Africa. But also because, this
For instance, people are trying to help some of the poorest people by giving them vaccines so the people do not need to spend money that they don’t have on medical costs. Furthermore, “Africa. We strive to ensure that all children have access to life-saving vaccines and help initiate and implement policies that remove financial and other barriers”(“Vaccines” n.pag.). People in Africa and other third world countries need to get vaccines since more usually third world countries are in a warmer climate which causes more diseases to spark more regularly than in colder climates. Along with helping people in Africa, parents are worried about their children being surrounded by sickness. As said in this article “When parents enroll their children in daycare or kindergarten, they should feel secure knowing their little ones will be safe from preventable infectious diseases.”(Lemons n.pag.). Children tend to get sick more often due to the fact that kids touch a lot of things and they put things in their mouths when told not to so, sickness goes around their classrooms faster than usual. Another thing is diseases spreading rapidly. For example “many families who lost children to vaccine-preventable diseases and individuals who have survived these diseases, but are left with lifelong, debilitating illnesses. These families are a reminder the United
Aren’t you scared of Ebola? Or the fact diseases can be brought towards our family? Even though helping Africa would be great knowing the facts many other countries could use a hand also. Plus Africa is full of bunch of diseases that could kill us and separate us. I believe money cannot buy happiness, but can buy food, shelter but can buy the opportunity for those who can not find themselves a chance at something better than nothing. There are those in society that struggle and need some assistance when there is no alternatives for care.
The pandemic also has dire impacts on the demographics of a country. This impact is usually more difficult to assess as it is largely dependent on data from birth and death certificates, and health records, all of which are poor or almost non-existent in that part of the world. Due to this, life expectancy at birth has fallen, dramatically, and the population structure has changed shape eroding years of progress made by many African countries. This obviously
Nigeria has one of the most prominent HIV/AIDS population in the world. While HIV/AIDS is a completely preventable disease, one would expect a considerable decrease in the amount of new cases each year. Each year Nigeria sees a total of 250,000 new cases and currently there are 3.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Sixty-three percent of those people aged 0-24 and the prevalence rates for young women are higher than those for men. HIV/AIDS impacts the physical body as well as emotional stability and psychological stability. Young women are forced to stop going to school to take over their household duties once their parents get sick from the virus. Parents die leaving children orphaned with no family, or living with grandparents. There are many ways that these children can prevent themselves from becoming infected, but without getting the proper information about the disease like how it can be prevented, treated, and without receiving any education on the topic, these children do not stand a chance against the ever growing virus. These children are having sex earlier and earlier and these children do not know the consequences of having sex so early and possibly without protection. Their life could be positively impacted by some of the interventions mentioned here. They would help prevent these children from having unprotected sex and the risk of getting or transmitting HIV onto others.