Maternal Health/hiv and aids
Problem- Sudan has an estimated maternal mortality rate of 216/100,000 on a national level, according to Sudan House Hold Survey. This means that out of 100,000 births 216 mothers do not make it, it may seem like a low amount of people but compared to the United States’ maternal mortality rate of 28 per 100,000 births it is shockingly high.
Cause- It is believed that a lot of the cause is attributed to the fact that delivery by trained midwives or doctors stands at about 72% (nearly 90% in urban areas vs 66% in rural). It is clear that rural areas have a significantly higher maternal mortality rate due to lack of trained staff at deliveries.
Solution- There needs to be an increase of trained personnel in rural areas, while the average is a lot higher than what it was in 2006 (57%), 72% is not going to cut it. Classes/training should be held in each major rural area that correctly communicates the importance of sanitation when delivering a baby along with pre and postnatal health care. Classes would take less than a week to provide all the necessary information needed to provide a hygienic delivery. 72% of trained deliveries would be able to rise well above 80% within 2 years.
Problem-Sudan is actually seeing a rise in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, it is likely to reach 1.2 percent of the population, which is almost double what it was in 2009, this is obviously the exact opposite of what the goal is trying to accomplish.
Cause- a lack of HIV/AIDS facilities in Sudan poses the biggest problem, although as of now the actual numbers show that the prevalence of AIDS among 15-49 years old is .67% without facilities it is expected to continually increase at an even more dramatic rate.
Solution- providing more facilities for HIV/AIDS would be a huge solution because they can provide a two-pronged attack on the prevention of AIDS. The facilities would be able to provide necessary equipment to test individuals so they would know if they were spreading it or not and they would also be able to teach how to prevent AIDS. Studies show now that only 4% of respondents could name all three of the ways to prevent the transmission of HIV, so the facilities could not only educate people but they could also provide instruction to chosen individuals who could take that prevention knowledge and continually spread throughout the area in order to increase knowledge of HIV prevention.
Cause- It is believed that a lot of the cause is attributed to the fact that delivery by trained midwives or doctors stands at about 72% (nearly 90% in urban areas vs 66% in rural). It is clear that rural areas have a significantly higher maternal mortality rate due to lack of trained staff at deliveries.
Solution- There needs to be an increase of trained personnel in rural areas, while the average is a lot higher than what it was in 2006 (57%), 72% is not going to cut it. Classes/training should be held in each major rural area that correctly communicates the importance of sanitation when delivering a baby along with pre and postnatal health care. Classes would take less than a week to provide all the necessary information needed to provide a hygienic delivery. 72% of trained deliveries would be able to rise well above 80% within 2 years.
Problem-Sudan is actually seeing a rise in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, it is likely to reach 1.2 percent of the population, which is almost double what it was in 2009, this is obviously the exact opposite of what the goal is trying to accomplish.
Cause- a lack of HIV/AIDS facilities in Sudan poses the biggest problem, although as of now the actual numbers show that the prevalence of AIDS among 15-49 years old is .67% without facilities it is expected to continually increase at an even more dramatic rate.
Solution- providing more facilities for HIV/AIDS would be a huge solution because they can provide a two-pronged attack on the prevention of AIDS. The facilities would be able to provide necessary equipment to test individuals so they would know if they were spreading it or not and they would also be able to teach how to prevent AIDS. Studies show now that only 4% of respondents could name all three of the ways to prevent the transmission of HIV, so the facilities could not only educate people but they could also provide instruction to chosen individuals who could take that prevention knowledge and continually spread throughout the area in order to increase knowledge of HIV prevention.