Uganda has one of the world’s highest cervical cancer rates, with an age- standardized rate of 40.7 cases per 100,000 young women. Most of these women living with HPV have never heard of cervical cancer before. The introduction to the HPV vaccine, in regions of low- income, presents an opportunity to prevent approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases (7:24). While faced with countless constraints, Uganda has opportunities that could enhance the introduction of universal routine HPV vaccinations of young adolescent girls (7:24). Uganda fulfills almost all of the criteria set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the introduction of routine HPV vaccinations. In regions where cervical cancer screening programs are not successfully implemented, such as Uganda, the introduction to HPV vaccinations may provide a critical opportunity for the prevention of cervical cancer. The prevalence of cervical cancer in Uganda is very frequent, along with immune suppression caused by HIV infection. Women infected with HIV are at a significantly increased risk for HPV. Essential information about HPV is lacking in Uganda, such as the burden of the infection, age at first infection and distribution of different HPV types (197:555-62). The only previous information on the virus prevalence in Uganda dates back to 1996-1997 (197:555-62). Due to this lack of vital information, the Naugru Teenage Information and Health Centre, located in a suburb of Uganda, between September 2002 and November 2004 conducted a study on the prevalence of HPV infection among sexually active young women in Uganda (197:555-62). Sexually active women aged less than 25 were eligible for the study. 1,275 women with an average age of 20 were interviewed and under... ... middle of paper ... ... of Parliament, wrote in an op-ed on International Women’s Day 2008, “Every woman in the world has the right to prevention. Given the tools that are available, even one cervical cancer death is too many (PATH). Uganda officials and educators are aware of the position they are currently struggling with. The introduction to vaccines is a constant battle in developing countries. As compared to the United States, we have established an organized vaccine distribution system and have been preventing these horrible diseases for many years. To furthermore prevent such diseases, it is our responsibly as educated citizens to spread our knowledge to less educated citizens of the developing countries. It is also critical for the Uganda National Drug Authority to include local leaders as well as international leaders so together we can conquer cervical cancer globally.
The unforgettable story of vaccines is a story of triumph and controversy. The saddest part of the story is persistent ignorance and a lack of education, comingled with the personal need of some parents to explain away the problems of their children, have caused the controversy to arise. The good news is that the triumphant reality of vaccines as a whole is still the larger enduring legacy. The human papillomavirus vaccine is not an exception to this rule; in fact despite all the controversy surrounding the vaccine, it is one of medicine’s greatest lifesaving gifts to us.
There are over 100 types of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). This virus affects the skin and moist membranes that line the body such as the mouth, throat, fingers, nails, cervix, and anus. Between 30 and 40 of the 100 viruses can affect the genital area; for the most part it causes genital warts. Human Papilloma Virus is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases In the United States, according to various studies it is estimated that at least 50% of sexually active people will get some type of genital Hpv at some time in their lives. People can get Hpv and have the virus for years, even pass it on to their sex partners without even knowing it that is because the virus often does not show any symptoms. It is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer”. (“HPV fact sheet” 2012).
Most people know what vaccines are and have received them during our childhood years; but past that knowledge, most people do not think much about vaccines until we have children of our own. Some parents are more skeptical than others on the topic of vaccinations, but most parents choose this preventative measure in protecting their children from harmful diseases. However, in the case of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, there is quite a controversy as to if it is appropriate to administer the vaccine to pre-teen to teenage children. Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually-transmitted infection in the United States; an estimated 14 million persons are newly infected every year (Satterwhite,
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) is acknowledged as a sporadic cause of cervical cancer.The aetiological association is restricted to the family of the human papillomaviruses (HPV's) (Bosch et al, 2008).
It is important to promote the HPV vaccine in order to prevent cervical cancer and to reduce HPV-related cervical cancer mortality. In 2014, about 12,360 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed and ...
HPV vaccinations have been involved in some heated debates involving the general public and the government for some time now; whether the vaccine is worth being administered to young girls is the underlying question and if so at what cost. In the articles “HPV Vaccine Texas Tyranny” and “The HPV Debate” both authors Mike Adams and Arthur Allen provide enlightening information on why the HPV vaccinations should not be mandated through legislation, Adams conveys his bias and explains how the government is over stepping its boundaries when it comes to the publics’ health while Allen on the other hand, is more opt to present analytical data on previous cases similar to the one he is currently facing.
The author mentions a few key take away main points. First of all, solutions must address the underlying causes of HIV risk among women. This mainly includes poverty and disempowerment because women in lower living standar...
Despite such documented success we are still witnessing the deadly impact of vaccine preventable diseases. Millions of preventable cases of disease and death are still occurring in low and middle-income countries where disease burdens are often the highest. The time lag in the introduction of new vaccines between high-income and low-income countries has been a major issue. Some vaccines are introduced in high-income countries a full year before they are introduced to low-income countries where disease burdens are rapidly growing.
During the 1980s, efforts increased to alert the public to the dangers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and unintended pregnancy, yet these problems have increased. Adolescents and young adults have been especially hard hit. Pregnancy and birth rates among teenagers are at their highest levels in two decades.
The authors worked for the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies which belongs to AIDS resea...
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Management at The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) must have a strategic plan which serves as the framework to build “A World Fit for Children.”(UNICEF [UNICEF], 1998) To plan strategically management must take into account UNCEF vision and mission and there strengths, weakness and threats to accomplish their goals.(World Health Organization [WHO], 2003, 1) An example of this is UNICEF working with all those who share their commitment to the rights of every child. Organizations such as World Health Organization (WHO) who have been working with UNICEF on a strategy to fight vaccine-preventable diseases called The Global Immunization Vision and Strategy (GIVS) goal is to fight vaccine-preventable diseases, which kill more than two million people every year, two thirds of those killed are children. WHO and UNICEF will assist governments in designing, financing and implementing national immunization programs while also taking into account ethics involving culture and religious beliefs of those who do not believe in immunizations.
Preventing diseases is every countries’ responsibility, whether they are poor or rich. Poor countries lack the knowledge and the money to gain, and expand medical resources. Therefore, many people are not been able to be cured. For wealthy countries, diseases are mutating at incredible speeds. Patients are dying because drug companies do not have enough data to produce vaccines to cure patients. When developed countries help poor countries to cure their people, the developed countries could help underdeveloped countries. Since developed countries can provide greater medical resources to poor countries, people living in the poor countries could be cured. As for the developed countries, they can collect samples from the patients so that the drug companies can produce new vaccines for new diseases. When trying to cure diseases, developed countries and poor countries would have mu...
1) Reproductive health is important for women around the world. Women with reproductive capacity require ongoing health care to protect their health and the health of their newborns. The increased and sustained investment in reproductive health will ensure that women are able to receive preventive care prior during and after their pregnancies (Singh, Darroch, & Lori, 2014). This will help decrease the number of infants deaths related to pregnancies. It will also decrease the number of deaths with pregnant women. Investing in reproductive health may decrease the burden that steams from infant and women deaths that are related to pregnancy. Reproductive health has improved globally. However, disparities still exist between developed and developing countries (Singh et al., 2014). Therefore, it is important for countries throughout the world to invest in new technologies to strengthen reproductive health in areas that lack adequate preventive reproductive health services. This will allow countries to decrease the number of still births, miscarriages, and infants and women deaths. This will return the burden of these conditions. Moreover, many
The emergence of HIV/AIDS is viewed globally as one of the most serious health and developmental challenges our society faces today. Being a lentivirus, HIV slowly replicates over time, attacking and wearing down the human immune system subsequently leading to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) at which point the affected individual is exposed to life threatening illnesses and eventual death. Despite the fact that a few instances of this disease have been accounted for in all parts of the world, a high rate of the aforementioned living with HIV are situated in either low or medium wage procuring nations. The Sub-Saharan region Africa is recognized as the geographic region most afflicted by the pandemic. In previous years, people living with HIV or at risk of getting infected did not have enough access to prevention, care and treatment neither were they properly sensitized about the disease. These days, awareness and accessibility to all the mentioned (preventive methods, care etc.) has risen dramatically due to several global responses to the epidemic. An estimated half of newly infected people are among those under age 25(The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic). It hits hard as it has no visible symptoms and can go a long time without being diagnosed until one is tested or before it is too late to manage.