Izindaba Zokwelapha Zamazwe Ngamazwe

Izindaba Zokwelapha Zamazwe Ngamazwe

I-World Health Organisation kanye ne-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention baxwayise ngomhlaka-23 ukuthi ngenxa yomthelela wobhubhane olusha, cishe izingane eziyizigidi ezingama-40 emhlabeni wonke zaphuthelwa ukugonyelwa imvukuzane ngonyaka odlule. Ngonyaka odlule, izingane eziyizigidi ezingu-25 zaphuthelwa umthamo wazo wokuqala womgomo wesimungumungwane kanti izingane eziyizigidi ezingu-14.7 zaphuthelwa umthamo wazo wesibili, kusho i-WHO kanye ne-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention embikweni ohlanganyelwe. Ubhubhane olusha lwesimungumungwane luholele ekwehleni okuqhubekayo kwezinga lokugonywa kwesimungumungwane, ukuqapha okubuthakathaka kobhubhane kanye nokusabela kancane. Ukuqubuka kwesimungumungwane njengamanje kwenzeka emazweni angaphezu kwama-20 emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kusho ukuthi "isimungumungwane siyingozi kakhulu kuzo zonke izifunda zomhlaba".

Ngokombiko, balinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-9 abantu abanesimungumungwane emhlabeni wonke ngonyaka odlule, futhi abantu abangu-128 000 babulawa yisimungumungwane. Ososayensi balinganisela ukuthi okungenani amaphesenti angama-95 wokugoma isimungumungwane ayadingeka ukuze sinqandeke ukuthi sisabalale, ngokusho kwe-Associated Press. Ngokombiko, izinga lokugonywa kwesimungumungwane emhlabeni wonke lomthamo wokuqala njengamanje lingama-81%, liphansi kakhulu kusukela ngo-2008; I-71% yezingane emhlabeni wonke isiqede umthamo wesibili wokugoma. Isimungumungwane yisifo esithathelwanayo esibangelwa igciwane lesimungumungwane. Iningi labantu abanaleli gciwane yizingane. Izimpawu zomtholampilo ezifana nemfiva, isifo sokuphefumula esingenhla, kanye ne-conjunctivitis zivamile. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, kungabulala. Bangaphezu kuka-95% abantu ababulawa yisimungumungwane emazweni asathuthuka, ikakhulukazi e-Afrika nase-Asia. Okwamanje awukho umuthi othize wesimungumungwane, futhi indlela ephumelela kakhulu yokuvikela isimungumungwane ukugonywa.

Patrick O’Connor, isiphathamandla esiphatha umsebenzi ophathelane lemvukuzane kunhlanganiso yeWorld Health Organisation (WHO), uthe nxa kuqathaniswa leminyaka edluleyo, inani labantu abalomkhuhlane wemvukuzane lonyaka kakalinyuki kakhulu. umphumela wenhlanganisela yezinto. Nokho, isimo singashintsha ngokushesha.

"Sisempambanweni yomgwaqo." U-O'Connor uthe unyaka olandelayo noma emibili izoba yinselelo enkulu futhi kudingeka kuthathwe isinyathelo ngokushesha. Ukhathazeke kakhulu ngesimo sokuthelelana kwemvukuzane ezingxenyeni ze-sub-Saharan Africa. Ngokombiko okhishwe yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene ngoJulayi nonyaka, ngenxa yomthelela wobhubhane olusha lomqhele, izingane ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-25 emhlabeni wonke zaphuthelwa imithi yokugoma eyisisekelo njengomgomo we-DTP ngonyaka odlule, ephakeme kakhulu eminyakeni engaba ngu-30.