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Continued from page 17 – Diet is Major Factor in Polio Prevention 8. Polio epidemics have occurred throughout the world in past years only in those countries with high per capita sugar consumption. Epidemics are unknown in countries with low sugar consumption. The greater the sugar consumption the more severe the epidemic. "Foods must be in the condition in which they are found in nature or at least in a condition as close as possible to that found in nature." HIPPOCRATES http://www.whale.to/v/sandler13.html ☻☻☻☻☻☻ Continued from page 10 – Nigeria Meningitis Death Toll Surpasses 2000 About two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states are affected by the epidemic, the ministry said. Nigeria is Africa's most populous country with a population of more than 140 million. UNICEF said last month that more than 2,500 people had been killed by meningitis this year in West and Central Africa in what could be the worst epidemic for five years. Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad are considered Africa's high-risk zone. Meningitis is the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord, and can be caused by viral or bacterial infections. It spreads mainly through kisses, sneezes, coughs and in close living quarters. The meningitis death toll in Nigeria since December is almost 50 times the number of people killed worldwide by the H1N1 swine flu virus. But the speed with which it has spread underscores the potential dangers if swine flu reaches Africa. Basic healthcare is limited in rural parts of Nigeria, where most people live on less than $2 a day, despite the country's huge oil resources. Many Nigerians fear that an outbreak of swine flu would be devastating. The Health Ministry said no suspected case of swine flu had been recorded in the country but that it had taken steps to contain any outbreak. The worst recent meningitis epidemic in West and Central Africa occurred in 1996-97 when an estimated 100,000 people were infected in Nigeria and 50,000 in Niger. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30604930/ ☻☻☻☻☻☻ Uganda: Meningitis Contained Anthony Bugembe 19 February 2009 Kampala — THE health ministry has contained the meningitis outbreak in the country. "We are on top of the situation. No new cases have been reported since January 28," said Dr. Sam Zaramba, the director general of health services. He said there was increased awareness about the disease in the affected areas, which saw many people receive treatment and vaccination. The outbreak hit the country in December. Uganda is one of the countries in the African meningitis belt. The epidemic, that started in Hoima and Arua districts, also spread to Masindi, Adjumani and Moyo. By February 3, 336 people had been affected, while 42 had died. Last month, the ministry delivered drugs and financial support to the affected areas. Dr. Nathan Kenya Mugisha, the director for clinical services, said the ministry and the World Health Organisation had vaccinated people aged between two and 30 years in the affected districts. "This age group is more vulnerable to meningitis and our assessment teams continue doing their work. We have also advised people to avoid congestion especially in the affected districts," Mugisha said. "We allowed the schools in the affected districts to open for the new academic year because our assessment teams have reported no new cases. This is also one of the signs that we are managing the epidemic," he added. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the lining surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The disease is caused by bacteria and is transmitted through contact with the respiratory or throat secretions from an infected person. Last year, the country also suffered cholera, botulism, ebola, marburg, typhoid, measles and Hepatitis E outbreaks. While presenting the status report on major disease outbreaks to Parliament last week, health state minister Richard Nduhura said all the diseases had been controlled, save for Hepatitis E. http://allafrica.com/stories/200902200040.html ☻☻☻☻☻☻ -18- Traditional African Clinic April 2009
Burkina Faso: Five Million at Risk As Meningitis Death Toll Climbs 1 February 2008 Ouagadougou — Amid warnings of a major meningitis outbreak in Africa this year, epidemic levels of the bacterial infection have broken out in parts of Burkina Faso. "Despite the efforts of the government and its partners in 2008, the vaccination campaign did not reach all the districts currently facing the outbreak," Alain Yoda, Burkina Faso's Minister of health said in a press conference in early January. Overall 774 cases have been reported, with Mandogara district close to the Cote d'Ivoire border at epidemic levels and three other health districts on high alert. Souleymane Sanou, director general at the Ministry of Health, estimated five million people are now at risk in 20 health districts across the country. The government has received one million vaccine doses to fight the outbreak. Vaccinations missed Dr. Souleymane Sanou, director-general of health at the Ministry of Health, said the high number of people at risk in Burkina Faso is partly because the government could not predict exactly which regions would be affected, and had not carried out vaccinations in all of them. Just one of the affected districts has been immunised in the past three years, and altogether, 19 out of 55 districts have not been covered, he said. "The vaccine against meningitis immunises people for three years," Sanou said. "People in the affected regions were immunised over three years ago." Burkina Faso lacked vaccination drugs and the money to buy it, leaving health workers no choice but to wait for the illnesses to begin before they could react, officials said. Dr. André Ouedraogo, region adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) blamed donors. Prevention of epidemics that might not happen is costly, so donors prefer to wait for a crisis to hit before providing the funds for an emergency response, he said. WHO asked donors to provide US$14 million over 2008 to purchase 12 million doses of vaccine and injection materials, to cover transport, storage and insurance costs llto boost prevention efforts across the region. -19- Traditional African Clinic April 2009 Next Steps Minister of Health Yoda said the government needs a further US$4.5 million to add to its existing US$2.2 million if it is to prepare for an epidemic across all 55 of the country's health districts. This money would go towards reacting to the current outbreak through vaccination campaigns and monitoring the spread of the disease, as well as trying to prevent future outbreaks through raising awareness and ensuring all health districts have the medicines they need, he said. "We need our partners to step in to make up the budget," said Sylvestre Tiendébéogo, director of the fight against diseases at the Ministry of Health. Burkina Faso's main donors are the European Union and the World Bank, while France is the biggest bilateral donor. Cost effective Maxime Yameogo, health coordinator of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), said more could be done to prevent the disease from spreading, even without millions of donor dollars. The IFRC trains volunteers around the region to try to spread health messages in rural and urban areas and to help people know how to avoid contracting the illness in the first place. At least 80 million people living in 21 countries from Ethiopia in East Africa to Mauritania in West Africa that make up a region often called Africa's 'meningitis belt' might need to be injected with preventative vaccines this year, according to a WHO spokesperson. Epidemic levels of meningitis have also been reported elsewhere in West Africa in late 2007 and early 2008. 250 cases have been recorded in two northern Nigerian states, Jigawa and Katsina, while 18 people have died in Mali, Niger and Ghana, according to the WHO. [ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations ] http://allafrica.com/stories/200802010668.html ☻☻☻☻☻☻ Burkina Faso: Meningitis Epidemics in Vaccinated Areas 10 April 2008 Ouagadougou — People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to have protection for three years but health officials have announced that meningitis epidemics have occurred in several areas where populations had recently Continued on page 20
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