I have always wondered why the death rate from diseases in most developing countries is so high. For example, in 2003 alone, more than 1,000... »
Seeking Medical Attention
I have always wondered why the death rate from diseases in most developing countries is so high. For example, in 2003 alone, more than 1,000 Zambian women died of cervical cancer with two or more dying every week. There are reports that say that number has slightly decreased, yet there are no programs that have been started to raise awareness. Which makes it hard to believe that the numbers have indeed gone down. Why are so many women dying from a disease that can be diagnosed early and treated?
Most poor people usually end up going to the doctor when when an illness has seriously advanced. A number of people will usually wait and hope that pain medication such as aspirin helps or they rely on some herbal concoctions. On the other hand, many times I have heard of patients who went to see a doctor, only to be told by the doctor that the problem is not serious and that the patient must wait and see if the problem progresses. In the mean time they are simply given pain medication. Getting rid of pain does not indicate that the problem is gone.
There are a number of diseases that if taken care of immediately do not advance or cause other problems. Take for example the number of women who found out they had growths in their uterus but were told not to do anything about them only later to find they had cancer. Certain growths may not be cancerous such as fibroids but sometimes the symptoms alone require immediate intervention. The lesson here is that women and men should take their health seriously and consider second opinions. It is absolutely not wrong to go out and ask several doctors if you are not satisfied by a doctor telling you to wait. Do not wait just to become a statistic.
Written by The African Collector
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This is what you get when you have a syndicate in the Ministry of health embezzling K10billion meant for the health care of poor people who can’t afford to seek second, let alone third opinions. For the life of me, I can’t imagine how someone can steal so much money and watch poor defenseless people die because there was no money to either treat them or diagnose correctly what was wrong. The whole government system is rotten to its core and poor defenseless people who always queue up to vote are the ones bearing the fall of the rotten core. Don’t people have consciences any more?
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