The United Nation 's Millennium Development Goals

In The Invisible Cure, Helen Epstein talks about why HIV/AIDS rate is so high in Africa compared to the rest of the world. Through the book, she gives us an account of the disease and the struggles that many health experts and ordinary Africans went through to understand this disease, and how different African countries approached the same problem differently. Through this paper, I will first address the different ways Uganda and Southern African countries, South Africa and Botswana in particular, dealt with this epidemic, and then explain how we can use what we have learned from these African countries to control outbreaks of communicable disease elsewhere around the world.

Despite the significant gains made in reducing malaria in Ghana, this disease remains a major public heath

Picture this: a young child who is very skinny, ribs and all other bones are showing through the skin, they are born with HIV. it then leads to AIDS, due to their parents. HIV is a Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If HIV is left untreated, it can lead to AIDS, which is an acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In Nigeria, Africa millions of people have the disease of AIDS and HIV. There is not many treatment options or solutions for this serious issue that takes place all over the country. There are a few aspects one must understand about this movement to fully understand its importance, whether those are what exactly HIV/AIDS is and how deadly it actually is, how potently it is actually affecting Nigeria and other

HIV/AIDS remains one of the most highly known communicable diseases in South Africa (Avert, 2015). In addition to the 6.2 million people currently living with HIV, World Health Organization (2015) states that 200,000 lives are claimed every year, and the numbers are constantly rising. South Africa currently still remains the continent most greatly affected by HIV/AIDS (Lewis, 2011). This paper will focus on the aspects of HIV and AIDS in regards to nature of the problem, the affected population and risk factors, as well as the social and economic consequences the country faces with interventions that can be implemented to decrease the transmission of disease.

Originally Ghana was a country that had strong Republican views upon obtaining independence in 1950’s but it was followed by years of instability due to tension between ethnic groups that only grew due to military power and the government’s inability to prevent a declining economy (Chazan). These events of the early history of the country lead to coups where the country eventually reformed its political views into a more democratic one towards the 1990’s, which is the beginning of the country’s higher level of commitment towards health care with ideals that follow the UN’s convention

HIV and AIDS can be spread in multiple ways. The spread of HIV/AIDS has been largely blamed on many of the religious norms that are regularly practiced in Nigeria. Much of this country operates under Islamic laws that encourage polygamy and discourage the use of contraceptives. “The women also blamed the prevalence of AIDS in the community on the gendered culture…where women lack the power to say ‘no’ to sex when their husbands demand it” (Iyiani, Binns & Shannon, 2010, p. 9). Due to the practice of polygamy and early marriage of young girls, women are more affected by this virus than men. Islamic laws also give the final say to men; therefore, women

We live in a world that is dangerously out of balance. There are 1.1 billion people living on less than one dollar a day, an additional 1.7 billion people living on less than 2 dollars a day, more than 115 million children uneducated, and over 40 million people are HIV positive. These numbers show that there is great misery and unnecessary death in our world and that billions of people have little opportunity to lead a decent life and fully use their potential to develop as human beings. For the first time in human history there is an extremely powerful consensus in which the global community is attempting to work together in the hopes of ensuring that all people, everywhere,

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.

In Nigeria, malaria is an endemic however it can be an epidemic when there is a widespread of occurrence in a particular region especially during the rainy season. It is major public health problem in Nigeria because it causes more death and cases in the country than any other in the world. It is the leading cause of death in children under the ages of 5 in Nigeria. There is an estimate of over 50 million malaria cases, 300,000

Just to reiterate, Malaria Is a very serious diseases that is caused by a parasite. The parasite that is responsible for most malaria infections is the P. falciparum. Parasite-infected mosquitos spread malaria; the parasite is transmitted through a mosquito bite (CDC, 2015). In this paper I will discuss any historical outbreaks in California. If there were malaria outbreaks, I will explain how the affected community handled the outbreak and how it was controlled. I will discuss my public education plan, in regards to preventing the spread of malaria. According to the WHO 3.2 billion people are at risk of malaria making the percentage of people affected by malaria around 47 percent. Around 10 percent of the population is actually affected

With an estimated population of 186.5 million (PRB 2016) and an HIV prevalence of 3.4% (FMoH 2013), HIV/AIDS continues to be a major public health concern in Nigeria. Recent estimates indicate that the annual number of new infections in the country has been on a steady decline, decreasing from 288,870 in 2009 to 220,394 in 2013 (NACA 2014). Nigeria’s epidemic is generalized, with wide variations in HIV prevalence within the country, across age groups, and population sub-groups. Across age groups, the national HIV prevalence ranges from 2.9% (15-19 years) to 4.4% (35-39 years). Geographically, the HIV prevalence is highest in the South-South zone (5.5%) and lowest in the South-East Zone (1.8%) (FMoH 2013).

During the past one year and until now, there has been more than 14,000 people infected by Ebola Virus and about 5000 people died. Situations are still not under control, though efforts have been made by countries and organizations. Today I called for your attention in this vulnerable but significant issues: assure health and well-being lives for everyone around the world. I stand here represent my country’s government and people to make the commitment: we shall both improve the standard of living of people in China and exchange and aid other countries, in particular those least developed countries.

Maternity services are services rendered to expectant women during prenatal, delivery and post natal period. This particular time is crucial to birthing a healthy baby as well as ensuring a healthy mother. Many still births and miscarriages occur mostly because of lack of proper medical care during the pregnancy period. In addition, about half a million women lose their lives every year during the period of pregnancy, delivery or post delivery (World Health Report, 2005). Maternity care is thus very essential and governments need to ensure unlimited and unrestricted access by all women.

In 2010, the percentage of Americans without health insurance was 16.3%, or 49.9 million uninsured people[ ]. According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is defined as ensuring that all people pertaining to that region can use the health services they require, “of sufficient quality to be effective”, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship[ ]. This global issue is currently being discussed among world leaders to be placed within the global development agenda of Millennium Development Goals. In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly also encouraged states to recognize the links between universal health coverage and other dimensions

As the period for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) comes to a close, assessing not only the goals that have been met, but also the reasons behind why some goals were not reached is of utmost importance for moving forward in development. MDG 1 aimed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, with the target to halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger and reduce the prevalence of malnutrition, between 1990-2015.