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Health Issues in Tanzania

Health Issues in Tanzania. Health is a huge problem for both adults and children in rural Africa............. .......1 in 10 children do not reach their 5 th Birthday. Children- Biggest Killers. Malnutrition due to poverty Dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhoea Measles

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Health Issues in Tanzania

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  1. Health Issues in Tanzania

  2. Health is a huge problem for both adults and children in rural Africa............. • .......1 in 10 children do not reach their 5th Birthday

  3. Children- Biggest Killers • Malnutrition due to poverty • Dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhoea • Measles • Pneumonia- Includes Acute Respiratory Infection and TB • Transmission of HIV from mother to child

  4. Adults- Biggest Killers • Malaria • HIV and AIDS- 2.2 million people in Tanzania are living with HIV and AIDS: - Population of Musoma= 120,000 18,000 HIV+ • TB and Pneumonia (many sufferers will be HIV+) • Problems in childbirth- 29% rural girls aged 15-19yrs have given birth/pregnant

  5. Some Stories- BurnsHappiness and Joseph -Many burns occur in villages due to open charcoal fires and hot water -If left unattended these become infected and scar badly causing disabilities

  6. ....success stories

  7. Success stories....

  8. Dirty Water- Luca- 15yr Old boy Lack of clean water made Luca very ill He had: Typhoid, Intestinal worm, Bilharzia, Epilepsy and Malaria

  9. Success story- Luca- could play in the football tournament! Before he met the team Luca slept with the chickens.... .....The team provided him with a mattress , a bed and medical care

  10. Malaria and Dirty water-Wilson 15 yrs old Wilson had high temperature and swollen stomach Cared for by his elderly BLIND grandmother Had an enlarged spleen due to sickle cell anaemia. He had recurrent malaria, Bilharzia, Typhoid and Intestinal worms The team provided him with a bednet, mesh on the windows to prevent malaria, medical care including blood transfusions, food and clean water

  11. Wilson’s hospital

  12. Wilson and the Team

  13. Care for the Terminally Ill-Mkami – 38yrs old • Very swollen abdomen due to cancer • The team provided support with medicines, frequent hospital visits, a mattress and bed- to make her more comfortable, food, bed net, new clothing and a bible!

  14. Providing clean water and adequate sanitation

  15. Water • Dirty water causes- • - Diarrhoeal disease, (inadequate washing of cooking utensils and poor hygiene) • Cholera • Typhoid • Intestinal worms • Bilharzia • Hepatitis A

  16. Water- Personal Hygiene Trachoma (bacterial eye infection caused by flies which can lead to blindness) Fungal infections

  17. The F Diagram illustrating faecal to oral contamination sanitation water quality new host faeces fluids fields food flies fingers water quality hand washing

  18. Schools

  19. Impact of girls in education...Enables them to make informed choices about their health.They get immunisations and health treatment for themselves and their babies. Reduces child mortality as better informed about caring for themselves during pregnancyCan earn20% more wages improving family nutrition and health and therefore reducing poverty.They are more likely to avoid HIV . Studies show girls in secondary education are 3 times less likely to be HIV+ Higher chance of not being exploited and forces into early marriageEducated girls are inclined to give birth to less children. For every 4 years additional education they have 1 less pregnancy. DFID 2011

  20. Sanitation Sanitation stops the cycle of contamination from fields so the water tables are not polluted, and children in bare feet are more likely to carry infections from faeces into their homes. Inadequate sanitation increases: 1.Diarrhoeal diseases 2.Spread of intestinal worms 3. Lack of dignity and safety- especially for girls School Toilet Block- Pit latrines

  21. How schools are affected by lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation... • Children are required to collect water during class time for use at school • This means they miss hours of lesson time each day • The water is needed to clean the toilets, and for drinking by both teachers and pupils • The water collected is often contaminated causing water–bourne diseases which impact their performance at school • Many pupils walk long distances and do not drink ALL day until they go home in the evening • HALF of all girls drop out of school because of no water or sanitation at school. • An ADDITIONAL 10% of girls of puberty age do not attend school during mensturation

  22. Providing schools with clean water, sanitation and hygiene education ..... • It improves Children‘s learning and school experience : They concentrate better, miss less school , spend more time learning and it increases dignity and safety

  23. New Projects • Working with the Swiss Charity ‘CARITAS’ building water tanks and pit latrines for schools and learning widely accepted health education techniques…… Annatina and Hezbon

  24. A 15,000 litre water tank for Mkono school

  25. Training community health workers in remote villages

  26. Lots of healthy children in our village

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