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youth workers and the police. It’s important that I build a relationship with these external

“I got up and pretended to study the pictures on the walls like I was a lover of religious art. When I got to the Merciful Mother right above Sinita’s head, I reached in my pocket and pulled out the bottom I’d found on the train. It was sparkly like a diamond and had a little hole in back so you could thread a ribbon through it and wear it like a romantic lady’s choker necklace. It wasn’t something I’d do, but I could see the button would make a good trade with someone inclined in that direction.

Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection which is caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumonia is transmitted via air-borne droplets from coughing and sneezing, and it may also spread through blood. In 2015, pneumonia killed 15 percent of all deaths in children under the age of five, becoming the leading cause of death in children all over the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2015a). Many efforts were made to reduce the prevalence of pneumonia, including the free vaccination program in 2011 against pneumonia in Kenya, which is supported by WHO and GAVI Alliance (WHO, 2015b). However, in 2012, Kenya was still ranked among the 15 countries with the highest number of deaths cause by pneumonia, suggesting problems with current policies (Onyango, Kikuvi, Amukoye, & Omolo, 2012). This paper will evaluate these existing policies and discuss potential solutions to overcome the epidemic of pneumonia in Kenya.

The poor areas have many less doctors than the wealthy spots, even though the rural areas suffer from much harsher diseases on a larger scale. The countries either provide medical training for their own citizens or fund their training from somewhere else, but once the students have the skills to save lives, they move to different places for higher pay. This issue lies not only in South Africa, but in the entire continent. For example, for every Liberian doctor working in Liberia, there are two working abroad. Not only is there a shortage of doctors in general (averaging about 1.15 doctors for every 1,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa) but a shortage of nurses and midwives. Over two-thirds of mothers in Africa have no health professionals to guide them through hardships regarding pregnancy and childbirth, causing Africa alone to be responsible for over one half of the world’s infant and maternal

There is no universal fix to the complexities of each country and what they face with regards to their health care needs. Health care is a fundamental need among all peoples. Each country will have to work on solving the disparities that exist in access of care, funding of care, and availability of care. Because we now find ourselves facing the dilemma of fighting many infectious diseases once thought to be under control, we must work with all countries around the world. Every country faces the potential of an outbreak of a disease like SARS or a terrorism strike involving biological or chemical agents. Global initiatives to improve the health of nations across the board regardless of resources in these nations will benefit all. We need to continue with consistent and comprehensive measures to ensure health equity to all (Williams & Torrens, 2010).

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries ranked 149th in 2014 but is experiencing rapid growth (World Bank, 2015). According to World Population Review (2015), 42% of Sierra Leone’s population is under the age of 15. The Republic of Sierra Leone struggles with the burden of infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal and nutritional issues, HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (World Health Organization, 2015). Sierra Leone is focusing on improving health care access and affordability of care. Since the majority of health related problems in Sierra Leone are related to access of care, sanitation, and water supply, the focus should be at the national level to improve these aspects and increase life expectancy and health life

This case analysis is about the work Doctors Without Borders do for the people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Sub-Saharan country of Swaziland and the story of a boy named Senzo that are in the middle of such a treatment. With a weak immune system because of the HIV virus, tuberculosis and similar diseases could kill him. With the help of this organization and many other similar initiatives, the Millennium Development Goal of decreasing the death rate of children under the age of five by two thirds within the year 2015 is slowly moving in the right direction. (1) Thanks to Doctors Without Borders, Senzo

Health Deprivation: A staggering two hundred seventy million children are subjected to sub-par or non-existent health services. With illnesses going untreated, it not only lowers their life expectancy but also may cause harm to others and bring about new epidemics that, left untreated, is globally catastrophic. This is not far from becoming a reality with a quarter of children in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa not receiving any of the eight essential immunisations of the World Health Organisation.

My current health issue in an underdeveloped country is the recent measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This country is prone to many disease epidemics, as a result of frequent wars, which have resulted in poor health infrastructure and government services. Many people are not able to get access to or afford the proper medical care that they need, and this can contribute to the spreading of the disease. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, measles is often a life-threatening issue, along with occurrences of malaria and cholera. Many additional factors have also led to the large number of people infected, such as shortages of medicine and trained medical staff, the delay in medical relief due to the failure of authorities

Being granted unlimited resource is an opportunity that few, if any have had. Alongside being given this amazing opportunity, the person carries the burden of choosing between several dilemmas that affect the Earth and its inhabitants. People living in economic disenfranchisement and war-torn countries are affected at a higher rate than those that suffer from the same affliction in developed nations. Many third and second world countries often lack the necessary access to hygienic medical supplies and treatment. The environment that a country’s residents dwell in, especially children, should help them grow and thrive. Too often in these countries, the political, social, and economic environment create crises in which children are fighting illnesses

Lower respiratory tract infections as stated by Reissig et al. (2013) account for a large number of deaths worldwide and when present in individuals with comorbidities like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) create a greater impact for the risk of morbidity. Mrs. A. A. is a 65-year-old Caucasian female with a dry cough present times 2 weeks with low grade fevers and a history of emphysema. She presents to the clinic today worried about the duration of her illness.

(2006) attribute the high nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage rates to the poor social and economic circumstances that the Indigenous communities in Kalgoorlie-Boulder area face. The Indigenous children in their study were exposed to more passive smoking and staying in crowded household. In addition, their parents were much less educated and employed in a formal job compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts. Though with incomplete follow up of children at age 2 and exclusion of some babies who are especially prone to infections, this is the largest study of its kind conducted among both Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in

As you know, I started my shift at Med/Surg yesterday morning with 5 patients. I was doing my best to get my shift assessments done for all 5 patients before Brett comes in around 9:30. Some of my patients had questions, concerns, or complains about their care, so I was not able to document my shift-assessments in Meditech before Brett came. Then, I spent another 30min for SBAR report with Brett.

It is quite clear that any attempt by Congress to legislate new sanctions or conditions beyond the JCPOA scope can be interpreted as a sign of bad faith by United States and it will be rejected by European Allies, then it will be the US that will have gone rogue and isolated.