BHS380 Module 4 SLP Global Health Funding

GLOBAL HEALTH REGULATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND GOVERNANCE
Bringing It All Together: Global Health Funding Proposal

Develop a 1-page executive summary synthesizing your findings from your Module 1–3 SLP assignments (in order) and create a complementary 10-slide PowerPoint presentation to solicit funding for your proposed strategy to address your selected infectious disease within your selected population.

In your slide presentation, please include a budget, an implementation plan, monitoring and evaluation milestones to assess progress and success, and a communications/reporting plan for all stakeholders.

Length: 1-page executive summary paper and 10-slide presentation.

SLP Assignment Expectations
Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric. You can view it under Assessments at the top of the page. Review it before you begin working on the assignment. Your work should also follow these Assignment Expectations.

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Module 2 SLP

Dr. Michael Mucedola

September 3, 2020

1. An overview of the selected population.

2. A description of the disease (transmission, prevalence, etc.).

3. A description of potentially relevant cultural factors related to the health issue or disease.

4. Cultural factors such as language, diet, expectations regarding health care, and the role of traditional healing.

5. Environmental and social factors such as climate, economy, and politics.

Introduction

The west of Africa has countries that have rich and diverse cultures. The practices of these countries affected by the Ebola pandemic are similar especially funeral practice and burial rites. Culture plays an important role in these societies and also played a role in the explosion of the disease. Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea have similar cultural practices especially when it comes to burial. Ebola is considered as one of the deadliest diseases with a mortality rate of 90% (Rajak and Jain, 2015). The borders of the countries are porous with constant movement between the countries leading to the sharing of cultures and activities.

Ebola Virus Disease

The Ebola virus disease is a viral disease from the family of Filoviridae that has other viral diseases like Reston, Sudan, Tai Forest, and Bundibugyo Ebola viruses. The disease was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo formerly Zaire in 1976. The disease is transmitted from animals to humans with bats suspected to be the main cause of the disease. The infection of the Ebola virus is through close contact with infected persons and bodily fluid contact. According to Christian et al., (2017) the number of infected cases in west Africa skyrocketed to over 28,000 cases and 11,323 deaths. The most affected countries were Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea which were most affected due to their high-risk behaviors.

Cultural Factors

The high-risk behaviors were related to the burial practices and funeral rites of the three countries. The countries share similar practices that adhere to an ancestral funeral and burial rites. The borders are porous with free movement between the borders of the countries. The culture also detects that the sick should be taken care of. A report by the World Health Organization (2015) suggests that the cultural trait of compassion played a key role in the spread of the disease. According to the cultural trait of compassion, the sick should be compassionately taken care of and their bodies treated with dignity. This means that the bodies of the dead should be ceremoniously be taken care of by increasing contact with the infected bodies.

According to Fauci (2014), healthcare infrastructure between the countries is inadequate. The traditional healers play a key role in a place where government-run health facilities are limited. The population prefers traditional healers or self-medication rather than the use of western medicine. The poverty rate is also high increasing the chances of the population seeking medical advice or assistance from traditional healers. This increased the rate of spread with contact with traditional healers being a practice.

Environment and Social Factors

The political climate is volatile with a country like Liberia suffering from years of political unrest. Civil wars and political instability in other countries made it difficult to create health policies that would benefit the population. Political instability for many years has made sure the economies are weak. The countries cannot sustain some of the health needs of the population without international intervention. Donors play a key role in the implementation of health policies that benefit the population.

Conclusion

Ebola is considered the deadliest disease in the world with a mortality rate of up to 90%. The disease mostly affected the West African region with some of the cultural practices speeding up the spread. Traditional burial rites and cultural practice of compassion for the sick and the dead increased the spread. The years of civil unrest and political instability in the countries make it difficult for health policies to be implemented.

References

Christian, K. A., Iuliano, A. D., Uyeki, T. M., Mintz, E. D., Nichol, S. T., Rollin, P., … & Arthur, R. R. (2017). What We Are Watching—Top Global Infectious Disease Threats, 2013-2016: An Update from CDC’s Global Disease Detection Operations Center. Health security, 15(5), 453-462.

Fauci, A. S. (2014). Ebola—underscoring the global disparities in health care resources. New England Journal of Medicine, 371(12), 1084–1086.

Rajak, Harish & Jain, Deepak & Singh, Avineesh & Sharma, Ajay & Dixit, Anshuman. (2015). Ebola virus disease: Past, present, and future. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 4. 10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30365-8.