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Medical Care in Afghanistan

Medical Care in Afghanistan. By Hanna Danziger. Statistics. Population: 26 Million Child Deaths under 5 257 per 1,000 Life expectancy 42.5 years Total health expenditure 29/capita . Map of Afghanistan * lonelyplanet.com*. Availability of care.

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Medical Care in Afghanistan

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  1. Medical Care in Afghanistan By Hanna Danziger

  2. Statistics • Population: • 26 Million • Child Deaths under 5 • 257 per 1,000 • Life expectancy • 42.5 years • Total health expenditure • 29/capita Map of Afghanistan * lonelyplanet.com* Afghanistan l Merlin USA

  3. Availability of care • Four out of ten citizens have access to basic health care • 2 out of 3 facilities lack in women’s and childrens heath services • 1 doctor for every 10000 people • Many people living in rural areas have to walk several miles to receive the care they need. (Afghanistan…. Progress at a glance)

  4. Common Diseases • HIV/AIDS • Malaria • Tuberculosis • Measles District hospital in Afghanistan cure.org • (Afghanistan…. Progress at a glance)

  5. Afghan school-girls receiving treatment http://www.globalpost.com

  6. Women’s health • 7 percent of women die during childbirth • 87% or babies were delivered at home without proper supplies or care • 70% of people in Afghanistan affected by tuberculosis are women • Not even 30% of health care clinics have female workers • 75% of Afghan women have never even heard of contraceptive methods.

  7. Medical care for children • Half of the children born in Afghanistan die before they reach the age of 5 • 38% of the children that die before the age of 5 die in the first month of life. http://www.allamericanpatriots.com http://chs-jccss.org

  8. Landmines • The leading cause for injury among native Afghans is the risk of landmines. Landmines are “explosive devices that are designed to explode when triggered by pressure or a tripwire and are found just below the surface of the ground.” (What are landmines?) Small children, workers, and civilians are often killed or seriously wounded because they are unable to tell where the landmines are located. Doctors frequently have to amputate limbs in inadequate conditions, leading to infection and the spread of disease. Landmines in Afghanistan

  9. Afghan amputee resulting from a landmine accident. http://www.upi.com

  10. Afghanistan vs. Usamedical statistics The United States Afghanistan 48% of population using improved drinking water sources, 2008, total 37% of population using improved sanitation facilities, 2008, total Immunization 2010, 1-year-old children immunized against: Measles: 62% Immunization 2010, 1-year-old children immunized against: HepB: 62% • 99% of population using improved drinking water sources, 2008, total • 100% of population using improved sanitation facilities, 2008, total • Immunization 2010, 1-year-old children immunized against: Measles : 92% • Immunization 2010, 1-year-old children immunized against: HepB : 92% "At a Glance: United States of America." "Afghanistan." UNICEF

  11. Works Cited • "Afghanistan | Merlin USA." Afghanistan | Merlin USA. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. • "Afghanistan." UNICEF. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. • "At a Glance: United States of America." UNICEF. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. • "Health." Afghanistan: Millennium Development Goals: Progress at a Glance. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. • "Landmines in Afghanistan: A Decades Old Danger." Defense Industry Daily. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. • "What Are Landmines." What Are Landmines. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.

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