April 7, 1948WHO Logo.
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established on April 7, 1948. In celebration of the World Health Organization being established, every year on April 7 it is World Health Day. The World Health Organization is to improve healthcare globally.
1970'sKinshasa is to the far east in Congo.
In Kinshasa in the 1970's it is believed that the first epidemic of HIV/AIDS occured. This was the start of the disease that will kill 16 million Africans in the next forty years and orphaned millions of kids.
| July 2009Africans gathered to receive clean water from the tap of an UNICEF truck.
As of July 2009, there had been 4,000 deaths
related to cholera in the country of Zimbabwe. This is the worst outbreak of cholera in Africa in 15 years. The sudden increase of cholera cases has been caused by the collapse of the country's health and sanitation systems. Cholera is spread by contaminated water and is easily prevented and treated. However, hospitals in Africa lack medicine, clean water, and help. The World Bank gave a $22 million grant to aid Zimbabwe's recovery. |
1980'sAn image of an immunization shot.
In 1980’s, the African health took a toll, because the government stopped
funding the health of their people. Without the governments money, the supply of medicine and materials were not able to be replaced. Immunization coverage rates and the number of women receiving medical care at birth were steadily declining. Instead of moving forward, the African healthcare was going backwards. | October 26, 2009Two african midwives caring for the babies.
On October 26, 2009 at the UN Population Fund meeting, ministers from around the world announced that the number of women dying in some African countries was increasing. As a way to decrease the number of deaths, girls who would not otherwise have access to education are selected to become midwives.
November 2011Kenya, Africa
November 2011- The government of Kenya has launched a five year plan to control the neglected diseases that are common in
Kenya. Fifty percent of the country is affected by one of the neglected diseases and it has been said that to help the country in health they need to pay more attention to these diseases. Some of the neglected diseases include elephantiasis, bilharzia and Schistosomiasis. |
2005Percentage of adults(15-49) with HIV/AIDS.
As of 2005, about 25 million Africans were infected with HIV, the virus which causes AIDS. Without money and effort invested into fighting this disease, the numbers could easily increase to 90
million in the next two decades. | October 2011A malaria mosquito.
In October 2011, an experimental vaccine has proved to lessen the risk of African children getting malaria in a major clinical trial: possibly becoming the world’s first shot against malaria. The shot showed it gave protection against clinical and severe malaria in five to seventeen month olds in Africa. Malaria is spread by
mosquitos and kills hundreds of thousands of children each and every year. |
April 2005The logo for CDC.
In April 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia sent eight scientists to Angola in southern Africa to teach healthcare workers how to treat the Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever without contacting or transmitting the virus to anyone else. The Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever is spread through bodily fluids and there is no vaccine or specific treatment, but with better sanitation it is more preventable. The lack of education and understanding about this disease has contributed to its proliferation, but the scientists going to Angola have proven that there is a more widespread understanding of the disease since their visit.
| November 12, 2011World Pneumonia Day Logo
On November 12, 2011 as part of World Pneumonia Day, a Non-Governmental Organization Vaccine Network for Disease Control made an effort to raise the awareness of Pneumonia. In Africa pneumonia is a deadly disease that is usually overlooked because of the lack of education. Children are usually wrongly diagnosed and treated for malaria when in fact they have pneumonia. Those children diagnosed incorrectly are not receiving adequate care, resulting in their death.
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