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Julia Spierings
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In the future catastrophic weather events will affect people’s health globally more and more. Already 600 000 deaths occurred worldwide as a result of climate change related natural disasters. On the long term, food and water scarcity and vector-borne diseases will endanger health. Areas with weak health infrastructure will be the least able to cope with the effects of climate change. This article gives an overview of the consequences of climate change on water and the subsequential health risks for us. |
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Chijioke Kaduru
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Most people who claim to know Africa can still only describe Africa with two words: “poor continent”. In Africa’s strive to get rid of this description, the last two decades the level of industrialization has been intensified. Climate change is considered a problem for the future, although negative health effects are already take their toll. Chijioke Kaduru reflects the African perspective on climate change and advocates for more attention on this subject needed from the African population.
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For a long time basic healthcare was neglected as doctor's work. But since thirty years many recommend it as the foremost medical strategy for developing countries, a development highly influenced by wartime experiences. However, basic healthcare is something entirely different than emergency aid during calamities and wars. They can even conflict, since emergency aid can hinder structural solutions for the problems leading to the disaster for which it became necessary. Medical attention should particularly focus on basic problems, independently from all parties involved in conflicts. For this basic healthcare - global health, health for all - is much more suited. |
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Charles Agyemang
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There is an increasing awareness of a global epidemic of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which includes hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, chronic heart failure, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and valvular disease. CVD is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability and lost productivity in adults worldwide. In most high-income countries, CVD rates have declined progressively because of successful preventive strategies and improved treatment for acute CVD events. However, in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) CVD rates are increasing very fast and CVD is already the leading cause of death in many LMIC. |
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Dr. P.H.J. Frissen
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A new and distinct clinical entity, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), was first reported in 1981. Now, 30 years later, a lot is changed and we have more knowledge about this disease. In this article Dr. P.H.J. Frissen, internist, describes the history, development, treatment and challenges of AIDS. |
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Ellen Verheul and
Remco van de Pas
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Nearly all countries have signed up to the right to the highest sustainable level of health of their citizens. For Wemos, advocating for this right for people in developing countries has become the central mission. The right to health obviously does not mean the right to be healthy, but the right to have access to health care and other health determinants. In this article Wemos describes their formation in 1981, their missions, their activities and the relevance of the issues Wemos is concerned with. |
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A column about IFMSA-NL and the celebration of its 30th birthday. |
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Ton van der Lee
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Midnight in Africa. I wake up. Someone is pounding at the door.
I get out of bed, push away the mosquito netting, pull on some shorts and go downstairs. I open the door and see three scared looking women from the small fishing village by the river near my house. They are supporting a young girl who is shaking and sweating… |
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Scientists beat nature / Acne drug prevents HIV outbreak / African Americans receive less protection against cardiovascular diseases / Rwanda: from genocide to astonishing health in sixteen years / Anti-abortion law kills women
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Marijke Wijnroks is HIV/AIDS ambassador for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is also a doctor. In this interview she tells about her career path, her work as HIV/AIDS ambassador, the Global Fund, the fight against HIV/AIDS and more. |
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Global Medicine 10
