BY H A N N A DA N Z I G E R

MEDICAL CARE IN AFGHANISTAN

STATISTICS

• Population:• 26 Million

• Child Deaths under 5• 257 per 1,000

• Life expectancy• 42.5 years

• Total health expenditure• 29/capita

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Map of Afghanistan* lonelyplanet.com*

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)

COMMON DISEASES

• HIV/AIDS

• Malaria

• Tuberculosis

• Measles

(Afghanistan…. Progress at a glance)

District hospital in Afghanistancure.org

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AFGHAN SCHOOL-GIRLS RECEIVING TREATMENT

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.

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.

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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

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AFGHAN AMPUTEE RESULTING FROM A LANDMINE ACCIDENT.

AFGHANISTAN VS. USA MEDICAL STATISTICS

The United States• 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%

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%

"At a Glance: United States of America."

"Afghanistan." UNICEF

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• "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

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• "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.