The burden of diseases Ebola in Guinea infects people regardless age, gender or economic status. The distribution is very rapid and the contagiousness is very high. The poverty level is very high in Guinea. But, I believe that the contagiousness is not related to the situation of poverty in the Country. However, the poverty can affect the compliance of the basis hygiene rules (hand washing) that can facilitate the contamination. Ebola outbreak is a real burden of diseases on the health care system in Guinea since many people have died from that disease.
There are other burdens of diseases in the country that are endemic, but are not as deadly as compared to Ebola. For example: Malaria is an endemic disease in Guinea which has a high rate of mortality in Children. In 2004, Guinea experienced a Cholera epidemic and an increase in cases of Typhoid fever. Those communicable diseases are related to the poor hygiene and unsanitary situation of the Country. Malaria remains a serious problem. HIV is less prevalent nowadays. About the HIV infection in Guinea; UNICEF (2012) has published: “Adult prevalence in 2012 is 1.7%; People of all ages living with HIV in 2012 are estimated at 140,000.” If in the past the cholera was epidemic and was only observed in the raining season; lately, the cholera was becoming endemic in some districts. It has been noticed that since the individual hand washing for these past two years, Conakry did not record any case of the cholera outbreak. The healthcare system The healthcare system in Guinea is not meeting the need of the population because there are less health professionals covering the entire population. “During the period 2000-2010, the number of the healthcare professionals was: Physician number: 940; Density for 10,000 of population: 1.0; Nurses: 401; Density for 10,000 of population: 0.4” (WHO; Statistics, 2011). The Guinean health system is pyramidal, at the top there are three National hospitals (Donka, Ignace Deen and Sino-Guinean); in each of the seven regions, there is a regional hospital; and in each of the 33 prefectures, there is a prefectural hospital, while each sous-prefecture has its primary health care center. There are also eight communal health centers in the country with some specialties included in the structure such as surgery service, maternity, dentist and ophthalmologist. The country also has several private healthcare facilities with different standings from medical offices to polyclinics. Globally, those healthcare settings in Guinea do not meet the standard of developed countries. The overall analysis shows us an improvement in some sectors like the management of the Ebola outbreak sector. Unfortunately, other sectors have not improved. The sanitation problems is being contributed to the bad healthcare situation in Guinea. Discussion The healthcare system in Guinea is the picture of the global …show more content…
Corruption is embedded in the country. The education level is very low. Schools are overcrowded. The majority of teachers are incompetent due to the lack of a solid education. Health workers are not well paid and this has a negative impact on the services they provide to the population.
In Guinea, the hygiene is one of the biggest issues. It is evident that the hygiene is important for human life. Without clean water and proper sanitation, people would be exposed to various epidemics and endemic diseases.
Environmental health issues are major risk factors in the global burden of disease. Using a somewhat narrow definition of what is an ‘environmental’ cause of disease, one study of the global burden of disease suggests that about 8.4 percent of the total burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries are the result of three environmental conditions: unsafe water, hygiene, and excreta disposal; urban air pollution; and indoor smoke from household use of solid fuels. (Skolnik Richard, …show more content…
Administrators and Managers of the healthcare settings are nominated based on their political belief. There are not appointed based on their skills and their qualifications. The Healthcare system of the Republic of Guinea is the best example of the healthcare system of many African countries. The Ebola infection is the best example of the global health problem in the world which is being stopping by a global response. “The progress in health status, however, has been very uneven. Hundreds of millions of people, especially poorer people in low – and middle-income countries, continue to get sick, be disabled by, or die from preventable causes of disease.” (Skolnik,
There are other burdens of diseases in the country that are endemic, but are not as deadly as compared to Ebola. For example: Malaria is an endemic disease in Guinea which has a high rate of mortality in Children. In 2004, Guinea experienced a Cholera epidemic and an increase in cases of Typhoid fever. Those communicable diseases are related to the poor hygiene and unsanitary situation of the Country. Malaria remains a serious problem. HIV is less prevalent nowadays. About the HIV infection in Guinea; UNICEF (2012) has published: “Adult prevalence in 2012 is 1.7%; People of all ages living with HIV in 2012 are estimated at 140,000.” If in the past the cholera was epidemic and was only observed in the raining season; lately, the cholera was becoming endemic in some districts. It has been noticed that since the individual hand washing for these past two years, Conakry did not record any case of the cholera outbreak. The healthcare system The healthcare system in Guinea is not meeting the need of the population because there are less health professionals covering the entire population. “During the period 2000-2010, the number of the healthcare professionals was: Physician number: 940; Density for 10,000 of population: 1.0; Nurses: 401; Density for 10,000 of population: 0.4” (WHO; Statistics, 2011). The Guinean health system is pyramidal, at the top there are three National hospitals (Donka, Ignace Deen and Sino-Guinean); in each of the seven regions, there is a regional hospital; and in each of the 33 prefectures, there is a prefectural hospital, while each sous-prefecture has its primary health care center. There are also eight communal health centers in the country with some specialties included in the structure such as surgery service, maternity, dentist and ophthalmologist. The country also has several private healthcare facilities with different standings from medical offices to polyclinics. Globally, those healthcare settings in Guinea do not meet the standard of developed countries. The overall analysis shows us an improvement in some sectors like the management of the Ebola outbreak sector. Unfortunately, other sectors have not improved. The sanitation problems is being contributed to the bad healthcare situation in Guinea. Discussion The healthcare system in Guinea is the picture of the global …show more content…
Corruption is embedded in the country. The education level is very low. Schools are overcrowded. The majority of teachers are incompetent due to the lack of a solid education. Health workers are not well paid and this has a negative impact on the services they provide to the population.
In Guinea, the hygiene is one of the biggest issues. It is evident that the hygiene is important for human life. Without clean water and proper sanitation, people would be exposed to various epidemics and endemic diseases.
Environmental health issues are major risk factors in the global burden of disease. Using a somewhat narrow definition of what is an ‘environmental’ cause of disease, one study of the global burden of disease suggests that about 8.4 percent of the total burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries are the result of three environmental conditions: unsafe water, hygiene, and excreta disposal; urban air pollution; and indoor smoke from household use of solid fuels. (Skolnik Richard, …show more content…
Administrators and Managers of the healthcare settings are nominated based on their political belief. There are not appointed based on their skills and their qualifications. The Healthcare system of the Republic of Guinea is the best example of the healthcare system of many African countries. The Ebola infection is the best example of the global health problem in the world which is being stopping by a global response. “The progress in health status, however, has been very uneven. Hundreds of millions of people, especially poorer people in low – and middle-income countries, continue to get sick, be disabled by, or die from preventable causes of disease.” (Skolnik,