The young women facing down TB

• Autores: Linda Geddes
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3055, 2016, pág. 14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Geddes examines community healthcare in Ethiopia. In a country where 22% of the population lives below the poverty line, and there are just three doctors for every 100,000 people--compared with 30 or 40 in Europe--the Ethiopian government has pioneered a strategy that would be unthinkable in most developed countries. More than 40,000 women--some as young as 16--have been recruited to carry out tasks normally only done by doctors and nurses: give childhood vaccinations, provide antenatal care, screen for deadly diseases and supervise their treatment. In a post-Ebola world, these health-extension workers create a link between the community and the health service that allows for the quick dissemination of information. Here, she also discusses Ethiopia's tuberculosis program