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1、IssuesinGlobalHealthMinorityWomeninMedicineOctober25,2006GlobalHealthChallenges:somestatistics…1BillionpeoplelackaccesstohealthcaresystemsAround11millionchildrenunderage5diefrommalnutritionandmostlypreventablediseaseseachyearIn2002,almost11millionpeopled

2、iedofinfectiousdiseasesaloneGlobalHealthChallenges:somestatistics…AIDS/HIVhasspreadrapidly.UNAIDSestimatesfor2005thattherewereroughly:40millionlivingwithHIV(mostinAfrica,25.8million)4.9millionnewHIVinfections(mostlyinAfrica,3.2million)3.1millionAIDS-rela

3、teddeaths,(mostlyinAfrica,2.4million)GlobalHealthChallenges:somestatistics…Thereare8.8millionnewcasesand1.75milliondeathsfromTBeachyearMalariacausesmorethan300millionacuteillnessesandatleast1milliondeaths,annuallyMorethan500,000people,mostlychildren,died

4、frommeaslesin2003-EVENthougheffectiveimmunizationcostsjust$30USperperson,andhasbeenavailablefor40yearsGlobalHealthChallenges:BeyondAIDS/HIV…AIDS/HIVisaterribledisease,butthereareconditionsbeyonditthatareevenmoredebilitating,andnotaswellknownEx:Kwashiorko

5、r:aformofmalnutritioncausedbyinadequateproteinintakeInfectiousDiseases:manyalreadyhavevaccinesthatarenotavailabletodevelopingnationsMalariaTBSTDsGlobalHealthChallenges:InfectiousDiseaseDespitemedicaladvances,infectiousdiseasesstilloccupymostofthetoptenca

6、usesofdeathworldwideMorethan90%ofthedeathsfrominfectiousdiseasearecausedbyonlyafewculprits:LowerrespiratoryinfectionsHIV/AIDSDiarrheaTBMalariaMeaslesGlobalHealthChallenges:InfectiousDisease“Neglected”InfectiousDiseases:Trachoma–contagiousdiseaseoftheeye;

7、leadingcauseofblindnessinAsia/AfricaIntestinalparasitesLeprosy–stillafflicts3millionworldwideDengueYellowfeverMany,manymore…GlobalHealthChallenges:InfectiousDiseasesGlobalHealthChallenges:InfectiousDiseasesWHY?Biological,SocialandEconomicfactors:Evolvin

8、ghumanmigrationpatternsAntibioticresistanceCulturalstigmasespeciallyinrelationtothespreadofSTDsPovertyPoornutritioncompromisedimmunesystemsOvercrowdedlivingconditionsmorevulnerabletocommunicablediseasesLimitedacc