The Health Before Anything

In Afghanistan, when the Taliban controled the country, the health system was one of the worst in the world. Indeed, the Afghans had to deal with a lot of acute respiratory illnesses, diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition that were killing and weakening the children and the adults. This is why only 75% of the children reached their fifth birthday. The services for women were so bad that, when they needed a caesarian to  deliver a baby, they had to do it without anesthetic because they did not have any. Moreover, another problem in their health was the mental diseases. A lot of the people there suffered of this kind of disease because they were always exposed to some violent conflicts. By example, the families’nang (honor) was so important for the men that it pushed them to be violent to their wives. These problems were due to the lack of services, the inadequate equipment and to the Taliban’s horrible system. Now, since the Canada and others countries are involved, a lot of things changed. The Canada and the World Health Organization ,launched an immunization campaign in which more than 15,000 vaccinators, health workers and volunteers went to Afghanistan to help the population. A lot of vaccines were given, especially to eradicate the polio virus, because a lot of children are touched by this. Also, the Canada helped to deliver basic services like health in the country. Now, 66 percent of the population can receive health-care services within 2 hours which is 9 percent more than in 2000. Moreover, the mortality’s number, especially for children, has been reduced since his arrival. Finally, the Canada trained more than 1450 health workers. So, we can say that the Canada really helped the Afghanistan and we are sure that he will continue if he stays there.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. The website of the world health Organization, [Online]. [www.who.int/disasters/repo/7543.doc] ( 18 March 2011)

BLOOD, Peter. The website of Country studies, [Online]. [http://countrystudies.us/afghanistan/79.htm] ( 18 March 2011)

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. The website of the Canada’s Engagement in Afghanistan, [Online]. [http://www.afghanistan.gc.ca/canada-afghanistan/news-nouvelles/2010/2010_11_16d.aspx?lang=eng] (18 March 2011)