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The magnitude and complexity of the problem of poverty
in Sierra Leone is large and growing, and cannot be ignored when designing
national development and poverty reduction strategies. Unfortunately, children
and young people and the aged continue to be marginalized in spite of
interventions, especially where assumptions are made that interventions that
addresses adult and household needs are also good for all, including boys and
girls of school-going and non-school-going ages. This partly explains why
poverty is underrepresented in most studies on poverty in Sierra Leone.
PROBLEM ANALYSIS
Due to
increasing deaths of people as a result of Poverty, Lack of Awareness and lack of access to good
health care, they are therefore vulnerable to all forms of organ diseases such
as Liver (Hepatitis A, B and C) Lungs,
Kidney, Bladder, Heart , HIV/AIDS etc. by extension the lingering consequences
of our senseless war, Ebola outbreak, family break down and the inability to go for
the real organ diagnostic tests in Hospitals out of the country because of
poverty, so many people are infected with these deadly diseases with no body to give them the awareness of
how to take care of themselves and their relatives, or give them support to
treat the diseases.
Research shows that ordinary Sierra Leoneans
and healthcare professionals are to address the Sierra Leone’s growing epidemic
of Liver Disease, which is today the First most common cause of
premature death in the country. Specialists in the field have warned of a
poverty-based health crisis. Liver disease is now the only major cause of
mortality and morbidity on the rise in Sierra Leone.
Liver disease-related mortality can be attributed to many primary
causes: alcohol, which accounts for 37-40% of cases in the Sierra Leone;
Hepatitis B (HBV) which is contracted through blood, semen (Sex) Hepatitis C
virus (HCV), which in 85% of cases is contracted through intravenous drug use,
Post-Ebola effect.
In the Post-Ebola there are certain things that were left out to
address. Many homes suffered from the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Many
homes which were quarantined and many survivals now suffers some kids of Liver
Related Problems because the Chemicals which were used affected many internally
and are now acting on their livers. The Chlorines, Sanitizers, and other
chemical where sometimes over used or wrongly used by some of the workers. Lab Technicians, Volunteers, medical workers,
burial team, Swipe Team etc were in some ways not using the Personal Protective
Coverings. Most of these people
For the past years, the Northern Region of
Sierra Leone has been the area for new companies and Non Governmental
Organizations. Therefore, many youths including men and women and even under
aged School going girls ran there in search of work and money. Some may
exchange Sex for what they want and because of that, HBV is rapidly spread
within the region. This is because almost every weekend the big towns and
cities in the Northern Region are full because most government officials go
there to spend the weekend.
When these people meets at these various
places, each and every one prepared well for giving and receiving, the men
prepare well to meet the women and the women prepare well to get more money; To
break down the above bullet, (Meaning), The men takes enough
drugs and energizer to have a longer and delayed orgasm to enjoy the money they
should give the ladies, the ladies in turn takes enough Alcohol or drugs to
have strong energy to receive the men and to have more men
Receiving
these infections from the north will easily spread to the entire country because
majority of the people return back to the city where people from all over the
country meet in School, colleges, Market places etc.
For the youth men, most of them followed the
big men for their daily survivals, and most of them are given strong drugs and
Alcohols to keep them awake and to give some of them minds to do all kinds of
things including violence and preventing violence. Moreover, the Low Tax on
Alcohol importation, the Almost TAX FREE for Alcohol Production Companies in
Sierra Leone make it easier for Alcohol Consumption to go on the Increase.
This is an
incapacitating condition that is cutting short the lives of thousands of Sierra
Leonean and African citizens every year. Yet there are several measures which,
once in place, can have impressively swift and far-reaching results for liver
health
The number
is expected to rise in the next decade and this will increase the risk of everyone
including men, women, children and unborn babies. The rise in the proportion will
make family heads unable to take care of their children and this will cause child
laborers by improvident adults means a rise in percentages of illiteracy, early
pregnancies, and related consequences such as infant and maternal mortality
rates, increased incidence of those who are infected with sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS/other communicable diseases, and drug abuse. While
the Government will continue to increase spending on reproductive health
services, it will also be losing valuable human resources. The cycle of poverty
will thus be passed on to the next generation and become chronic in all related
diseases. It is evident that the Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS/ other communicable
diseases, prostitution, drug abuse, robbery and poverty scourge is increasingly
taking its toll on those who should otherwise be enjoying quality living
standards in Sierra Leone.
A large
proportion of deprived people have acquired psycho-pathological behavior,
increasingly becoming involved in crime, drug abuse and violence. Simply
because they are sick and can’t go for hard labor but look out for the easiest
way to make money.
Satisfactory
base line survey Assessment of this organization Sierra Liver Foundation
confirmed that these people mentioned above are a vulnerable category of the
population, and that policy and institutional frameworks are taking longer to
cope with changing sources of crisis and adversity. A link between
large/polygamous families with poverty, and the high level of household
population (six to eight members), increases the difficulty of providing
adequate coverage and quality of public services such as education, health and
housing for families, especially for children. Poor health reduces the
productive capacity of households and limits their access to their basic
needs.
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